Tecuci
Tecuci is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.History
The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce battle in 1476 between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans.
Under the Kingdom of Romania, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.Economy
The city was famous for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustard factories.Climate
Climate in Tecuci is defined as Dfb, bordering a Dfa.Population
As of October 30, 2011, 34,871 inhabitants live within the city limits.Natives
- Nina Arbore, painter and illustrator
- Mihai Berza, historian
- Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu, first woman aviator in Romania
- Henri Cihoski, politician and general
- Vintilă Dongoroz, jurist, lawyer and professor
- Alina Gorghiu, lawyer and former president of the National Liberal Party
- Calistrat Hogaș, writer
- Iorgu Iordan, linguist, philologist and communist politician
- Mihail Manoilescu, publicist, economist and politician
- Henri Moscovici, mathematician
- Gheorghe Petrașcu, painter and academician
- N. Petrașcu, diplomat, writer, memoirist, publicist, art historian and critic
- Ion Petrovici, philosopher, essayist, memoirist, writer, orator and politician
- Theodor Șerbănescu, poet and translator
Museums
- Tecuci Town Museum
