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Iaşi
City
Country  Romania
County Iaşi County
Status Municipality
Founded 1408 (first official record)
Area
 • City 93.9 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
 • Metro
787.8 km2 (304.2 sq mi)
Population
 (July 01, 2007)
 • City 315,214
 • Density 3,357/km2 (8,690/sq mi)
 • Metro
402,786
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
700xxx
Area code(s) +40 x32
Car Plates IS
Website www.primaria-iasi.ro

Iaşi is a city in the northeastern part of Romania. It is the second largest city in Romania as of the year 2007. Iaşi used to be the capital of Moldavia.

History

Manastirea Golia Iasi
Golia Monastery

Alexandru Lăpuşneanu changed the capital of Moldavia from Suceava to Iaşi in 1564. One of the first churches to be built in Moldavia was built by the Greek adventurer Prince Ioan Iacob Heraclid.

The Tatars burned the city down in 1513. The Ottoman Empire also burned the city down in 1538 and people from the Imperial Russian army did so again in 1686. As if that weren't enough for the people of Iaşi, the plague spread throughout the city in 1734.

The Russo-Turkish War of 1787 was stopped when the Peace of Iaşi happened. Alexander Ypsilanti and the Filiki Eteria came into the city and took it in 1822.

Iaşi was the capital of Moldavia from 1568 to 1859. When World War I happened, Iaşi became the capital of Romania. This happened when the Central Powers took Bucharest on 6 December 1916. Bucharest became the capital again when Imperial Germany was defeated.

Geography

Muzeul Unirii 02
Cuza Palace, now the Union Museum
Casa Dosoftei3
Dosoftei House
Barajul Ciric II
Ciric Park

Iaşi can be found on the Bahlui River, which is a tributary of the Jijia. Forests and uplands are very common. These woods and hills include the monasteries of Cetăţuia, Frumoasa, and Galata. People have thought that Iaşi was built on seven hills (Cetăţuia, Galata, Copou-Aurora, Bucium-Păun, Şorogari, Repedea and Breazu in Romanian).

Population

The population of Iaşi has changed a bit over the years:

  • 1859: 50,000
  • 1900: 78,000
  • 1930: 102,872
  • 1948: 96,075
  • 1966: 161,023
  • 1977: 265,002
  • 1992: 344,425
  • 2002: 320,888
  • 2004: 317,812 (Since July 4, 2004, the second-biggest city)
  • 2006: 306,000 (the third-biggest city)
  • 2007 (July 1st): 315,214 (second biggest city)

Sister cities

Manastirea Frumoasa 01
Frumoasa Monastery
Catedrala veche din Iasi41
St. George Church (Old Metropolitan Cathedral)
RO IS Stefan cel Mare statue 2
Stephen the Great

The following are the sister cities of Iaşi:

Images for kids

  • Romania 2L 1871 telegraph stamp used Jassy

    An 1871 Romanian telegraph stamp, using the historic name of Jassy

  • Mănăstirea Cetăţuia23

    Coat of arms of the Principality of Moldavia at Cetățuia Monastery

  • Iglesia Trei Ierarhi (acabada)

    Trei Ierarhi Monastery (1639)

  • Iassy-1701

    Iași in the 1700s

  • Princely Court of Jassy

    Princely Palace of Moldavia

  • Iasi str al lapusneanu

    Al. Lăpușneanu Street

  • Statuia lui Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iaşi3

    Union Square

  • Sinagoga Mare Iasi Dec 2015

    Great Synagogue (1671)

  • Gesher edom shul

    Podu Roș Synagogue (photo circa 1910)

  • Cemetery Gate2

    Păcurari Cemetery Gate (the old Jewish cemetery)

  • RO IS Iaşi , panoramic view 4

    Panoramic view of the Copou Hill

  • Palatculturaiasi

    The neo-Gothic Palace of Culture, built on the old ruins of the mediaeval Princely Court is a reconstruction of the former neoclassical Princely Palace of Moldavia

  • Hotel Traian, Iași

    Grand Hotel Traian (Union Square), designed and built by Gustave Eiffel

  • RO IS Iaşi , panoramic view 9

    Communist era Central Hall Square

  • Eminescu copou

    Mihai Eminescu's statue and his Linden Tree in Copou Park

  • Palatul Roset-Roznovanu - Primăria Municipiului Iași (6)

    Roznovanu Palace, today Iași City Hall

  • Iasi, Public Garden Palas 6

    Palas commercial and business centre

  • Iaşi , Romanian Literature Museum (House Pogor) 9

    Pogor House, the Romanian Literature Museum

  • French Institute for girls "Notre Dame de Sion" in Iaşi 3

    Alecu Balș House, where Franz Liszt performed in 1847, nowadays Moldova State Philharmonic

  • Teatrul Național „Vasile Alecsandri“ (7)

    Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre and Iași Romanian National Opera

  • Luceafarul.Theathre-Iasi-Romania

    Luceafărul Theatre

  • RO IS bojdeuca lui ion creanga

    Ion Creangă Memorial House

  • Iaşi , Memorial House „Mihai Codreanu“ (Sonnet Villa)1.1

    Mihai Codreanu Memorial House

  • Muzeul de Istorie Naturala Iasi 011

    Iași Museum of Natural History

  • Iaşi , French Cultural Center 2

    French Institute in Iași

  • Iaşi , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University , detail 1

    Al. I. Cuza University

  • Central University Library Jan 1st 2016

    Central University Library

  • Iaşi , Faculty of Electrical Engineering , Energetical and Applied Informatics 3

    Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University

  • Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa"

    University of Medicine and Pharmacy

  • Pesa Swing 122NaJ

    The Iași tram network is the backbone of the city's public transport

  • Iaşi Airport

    Iași Airport

  • Gara Iasi3

    Iași Grand Station

  • Biserica Armeana Iasi 03

    Armenian Church

  • Biserica Barnovschi02

    Barnovschi Church

  • Golia25

    Golia Church architectural elements

  • Mănăstirea Cetăţuia25

    Moldavian princely palace at Cetățuia Monastery

  • Statuia lui Dosoftei din Iaşi

    Dosoftei

  • Statuia lui Miron Costin din Iaşi

    Miron Costin

  • Monumentul lui Grigore Ghica III din Iaşi7

    Grigore III Ghica Monument

  • Statuia lui Gheorghe Asachi din Iaşi2

    Gheorghe Asachi

  • Obeliscul Leilor din Iaşi

    The Obelisk of Lions

  • Statuia lui Mihai Eminescu din Iasi

    Mihai Eminescu Monument

  • RO IS independence monument 1

    Independence Monument

  • Monumentul Unirii din Iaşi4

    Union Monument

See also

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