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Botoșani County is situated between the rivers Siret and Prut, in the northeastern part of Romania, bordering Ukraine to the north and Moldova to the east. To the west and south it has borders with Suceava and Iași counties.
Botoșani is first mentioned in 1439, in which one chronicle says that "the Mongols came and pillaged all the way to Botușani". [3] The town is then mentioned only during the conflicts between Moldavia and Poland: several battles were fought near the town, in 1500, 1505 and 1509. [3]
Ștefănești (Yiddish: שטעפנשט, Hebrew: שטפנשט) is a small town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania.It administers four nearby villages: Bădiuți, Bobulești, Stânca and Ștefănești-Sat.
The region was established through Law nr. 5 on September 6, 1950. The capital of the region was Botoșani, and its territory comprised the area of the nowadays Botoșani County.
Botoșani is the capital city of Botoșani County and by the mid-19th century hosted the second largest and most important Jewish community in Moldavia. Over the years, the number of Jews in Botoșani who were engaged in crafts grew, which aroused the opposition of the local Christian population, who demanded from the authorities to prohibit Jews from this trade.
Corlăteni is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania.It is composed of four villages: Carasa, Corlăteni, Podeni and Vlădeni. The administrative apparatus and the commune's school, kindergarten and police station are located in Corlăteni village. The ma
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