Bârlad
- This article is about the city. For the river, see: Bârlad River
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| Bârlad | |||
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 27°40′E / 46.217°N 27.667°ECoordinates: 46°13′N 27°40′E / 46.217°N 27.667°E | |||
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Vaslui County | ||
| Status | Municipality | ||
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| • Mayor | Constantin Constantinescu (Social Democratic Party) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 78,633 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | http://www.primariabarlad.ro/ | ||
Bârlad (also spelled Bîrlad; Romanian pronunciation: [bɨrˈlad] (
listen)) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Bârlad River, which waters the high plains of eastern Moldavia.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting the Prut; both reunite at Galați. Along with a maze of narrow and winding streets, Bârlad features several notable modern buildings, including the hospital administered by the Saint Spiridion Foundation of Iași.
In the vicinity of the city there are traces of a Roman camp.
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[edit] Population
- 1900: 24,484 (of which one-quarter were Jewish)
- 2000: 69,183
- 2002: 78,633
[edit] Natives
- Adi Cristian Colceru (David Deejay)
- Constantin Aur
- Mihail Christodulo Cerkez
- N. D. Cocea
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza
- Manolache Costache Epureanu
- Elena Farago
- Leonte Filipescu
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
- Max Goldstein
- Ernest Juvara
- Valeriu Lazarov
- Alexandru I. Philippide
- Ștefan Procopiu
- Andreea Răducan
- Ovidiu Tonița
- Nicolae Tonitza
- Marcel Guguianu
- Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu
[edit] Education
Bârlad features a total number of 43 school units, of which 23 kindergartens, 12 primary and secondary schools, 4 high schools, one vocational school, one music and arts school, an orphanage for preschool children and one for school children.
All these units are subordinated to the Romanians Ministry of Education.
The four high schools in Bârlad are Colegiul National Gheorge Roşca Codreanu (Gheorghe Roşca Codreanu National College) - the only national college in the county of Vaslui, Liceul Teoretic Mihai Eminescu (Mihai Eminescu Theoretical High School) Grupul Scolar Industrial Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Alexandru Ioan Cuza Industrial High School) and Liceul Pedagogic Alexandru Vlahuţă (Alexandru Vlahuţă Pedagogical High School).
[edit] Sport
Rulmentul Bârlad is a rugby team from the city, currently playing in the first rugby league in Romania. One of the pioneers of rugby in Romania, the first team was created in 1956 under the name of CONSTRUCTORUL, meaning the "builder" in Romanian. C.S. RULMENȚI S.A. Bârlad was formed later on in 1962, competing in the first tier of the Romanian rugby division ever since. The team colours are white and blue. Notable performances are the winning of the 1986 and 1987 F.R.R cup (Romanian cup).
Fepa 74 Bârlad was the city's football team, changing its name to FC Bârlad. Its best performance was promotion in the second tier of Romanian football championship in mid-1980s.
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