Hârlău

Hârlău (also spelled Hîrlău, Romanian pronunciation: [hɨrˈləw]; Hebrew: חרלאו; Hungarian: Harló) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was one of the princely court cities of Moldavia, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the town.

Geography

The town is located in the northwestern part of Iași County, at a distance of 28 km (17 mi) from Târgu Frumos and 70 km (43 mi) from the county seat, Iași. It is situated close to the border with Botoșani County, 48 km (30 mi) south of the city of Botoșani.

Hârlău lies on the banks of the Bahlui River. It is crossed by national road DN28B [ro], which is part of European route E58. The Hârlău train station is the terminus of the CFR Line 607, which starts at the Iași railway station.

Population

The 2011 census counted 10,905 inhabitants, 93.85% Romanians and 6.06% Roma. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 10,349; of those, 76.66% were Romanians and 8.49% Roma.^[3] A large Jewish community used to live in Hârlău.

Natives

Lucian Boz (1908–2003), literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet, and translator
Horia Carp [ro] (1869–1943), writer, journalist, and politician
Mihail Davidoglu (1910–1987), playwright
Carol Iancu [ro] (born 1946), historian
Michel Landau [ro] (1895–1976), jurist and politician
Gheorghe Petz [ro] (1894–1974), Catholic priest
Petru Rareș (c.1483–1546), Prince of Moldavia
Mordecai Sandberg (1897–1973), composer and physician

References

^ "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.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

External links

The General Archive of The History of The Jewish People. RM 160, 164.

Statue of Stephen the Great
Saint Demetrius' church
Hârlău courthouse
Museum of Vineyard and Wine [ro] (Tăutu Mansion)

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