Buhuși: Difference between revisions
add to infobox |
added Category:Market towns in Moldavia using HotCat |
||
(7 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
|type = town |
|type = town |
||
|county = Bacău |
|county = Bacău |
||
⚫ | |||
|image_flag = |
|image_flag = |
||
|image_shield = |
|image_shield = ROU BC Buhusi CoA.PNG |
||
|image_skyline = |
|image_skyline = Monument din Buhusi.JPG |
||
|image_caption = |
|image_caption = World War I heroes monument |
||
|image_location = |
|image_location = |
||
|image_map = Buhusi jud Bacau.png |
|image_map = Buhusi jud Bacau.png |
||
Line 14: | Line 13: | ||
|leader_party = PSD |
|leader_party = PSD |
||
|term = 2020–2024 |
|term = 2020–2024 |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
|elevation = 235 |
|||
⚫ | |||
|elevation_min = |
|||
⚫ | |||
|elevation_max = |
|||
⚫ | |||
|population_as_of = |
|||
⚫ | |||
|population_footnotes = |
|||
|postal_code = 605100 |
|||
|area_code = (+40) 02 34 |
|||
⚫ | |||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Buhuși''' ({{IPA-ro|buˈhuʃʲ}}; {{lang-hu|Buhus}}; {{lang-yi|באהוש|Bohush}}) is a town in [[Bacău County]], [[Romania]] with a population of 14, |
'''Buhuși''' ({{IPA-ro|buˈhuʃʲ}}; {{lang-hu|Buhus}}; {{lang-yi|באהוש|Bohush}}) is a town in [[Bacău County]], [[Romania]] with a population of 14,152 as of 2021. It was first mentioned in the 15th century when it was named "Bodești" and was a property of an important family of Boyars named "Buhuș". |
||
{{Historical populations |
{{Historical populations |
||
Line 31: | Line 38: | ||
|2002 |21993 |
|2002 |21993 |
||
|2011 |14562 |
|2011 |14562 |
||
|2021 |14152 |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
The town had the biggest [[Textile manufacturing|textile factory]] in south-eastern Europe. But the factory has drastically reduced its capabilities after 1989 and currently employs less than 200 workers. The |
The town had the biggest [[Textile manufacturing|textile factory]] in south-eastern Europe. But the factory has drastically reduced its capabilities after 1989 and currently employs less than 200 workers. The {{ill|Runc Monastery|ro|Mănăstirea Runc}} (built in 1457), located near Buhuși, is one of the famous monasteries built by [[Stephen III of Moldavia|Stephen the Great of Moldavia]] in [[Moldavia]] during the [[Ottoman Wars]] in the 15th century. |
||
Buhuși has five primary schools and one high school, the [[Ion Borcea Technical College]]. The town administers two villages, Marginea and Runcu. |
Buhuși has five primary schools and one high school, the [[Ion Borcea Technical College]]. The town administers two villages, Marginea and Runcu. |
||
Line 50: | Line 58: | ||
== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
||
{{Gallery |
|||
<gallery> |
|||
|Mănăstirea Ciolpani.jpg|Ciolpani Monastery |
|||
⚫ | |||
File: |
|File:AF de Buhuşi.jpg|Financial administration building |
||
⚫ | |||
File:Interbelic Buhusi CoA.png |
|File:Interbelic Buhusi CoA.png|Interbellic coat of arms |
||
</gallery> |
|||
}} |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Line 70: | Line 79: | ||
[[Category:Towns in Romania]] |
[[Category:Towns in Romania]] |
||
[[Category:Monotowns in Romania]] |
[[Category:Monotowns in Romania]] |
||
[[Category:Market towns in Moldavia]] |
|||
{{Bacău-geo-stub}} |
{{Bacău-geo-stub}} |
Latest revision as of 18:35, 27 June 2024
Buhuși | |
---|---|
World War I heroes monument | |
![]() Location in Bacău County | |
Coordinates: 46°42′54″N 26°42′15″E / 46.71500°N 26.70417°E | |
Land | Rumänien |
County | Bacău |
Regierung | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Vasile Zaharia[1] (PSD) |
Area | 39.86 km2 (15.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 14,152 |
• Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 605100 |
Area code | (+40) 02 34 |
Vehicle reg. | BC |
Website | www |
Buhuși (Romanian pronunciation: [buˈhuʃʲ]; Hungarian: Buhus; Yiddish: באהוש, romanized: Bohush) is a town in Bacău County, Rumänien with a population of 14,152 as of 2021. It was first mentioned in the 15th century when it was named "Bodești" and was a property of an important family of Boyars named "Buhuș".
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1930 | 8,655 | — |
1948 | 8,198 | −5.3% |
1956 | 12,382 | +51.0% |
1966 | 15,341 | +23.9% |
1977 | 20,148 | +31.3% |
1992 | 21,621 | +7.3% |
2002 | 21,993 | +1.7% |
2011 | 14,562 | −33.8% |
2021 | 14,152 | −2.8% |
Source: Census data |
The town had the biggest textile factory in south-eastern Europe. But the factory has drastically reduced its capabilities after 1989 and currently employs less than 200 workers. The Runc Monastery (built in 1457), located near Buhuși, is one of the famous monasteries built by Stephen the Great of Moldavia in Moldavia during the Ottoman Wars in the 15th century.
Buhuși has five primary schools and one high school, the Ion Borcea Technical College. The town administers two villages, Marginea and Runcu.
Jewish community
[edit]Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman, son of Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin, founded the Bohush Hasidic dynasty here in the mid-nineteenth century. The dynasty moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1951.[3]
Notable residents
[edit]- Elisabeta Bostan (born 1931), film director and screenwriter
- Dumitru Dan (1890–1978), geographer, professor of geography, and globe-trotter
- Yisrael Friedman (1923–2017), rabbi
- Mircea Grosaru (1952–2014), politician
- Marian Purică (born 1978), football player
- Mihail Roller (1908–1958), communist activist, historian, and propagandist
- Moshe Sharoni (1929–2020), Israeli politician
Gallery
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Friedman, Yisroel. The Golden Dynasty: Ruzhin, the royal house of Chassidus. Jerusalem: The Kest-Lebovits Jewish Heritage and Roots Library, 2nd English edition, 2000, p. 262.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)