Huși
Also known as Huşi, Husi, Huszváros, Hussburg, Huszvaros
Huși (, Yiddish//Hush, , German: Hussburg) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Fălciu County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, and home of some of the best vineyards of Romania. The city is located on a branch of the Iași–Galați railway, west of the Prut River and the border with the Republic of Moldova. As of 2021, it had a population of 25,045.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- municipality
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Vaslui
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Huși
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU VS Husi CoA2.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Husi jud Vaslui.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Vaslui County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Ioan Ciupilan
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.established_date
- 1487 (first official record)
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 120
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Jewish history of Huși
- Hungarian history of Huși
- Demographics
- Natives
- References
Huși (, Yiddish//Hush, , German: Hussburg) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Fălciu County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, and home of some of the best vineyards of Romania. The city is located on a branch of the Iași–Galați railway, west of the Prut River and the border with the Republic of Moldova. As of 2021, it had a population of 25,045.
== History == thumb|left|Episcopal Cathedral thumb|left|250px|Huși, from Dobrina hill
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On the map
3 mapped locations