Comănești

Comăneşti (Hungarian Kománfalva ) is a town in the district of Bacau in the historical region of Moldavia in Romania.

Location

Comăneşti lies on the River Trotus on the eastern edge of the Carpathians in a directory named after the city basin ( Depresiunea Comăneşti ), between the mountains Tarcău the northwest, Gosman in the north, the east and Berzunt Ciuc in the southwest. The district capital Bacau located about 60 kilometers northeast of Comăneşti away.

History

The region of Comăneşti has been inhabited since Neolithic times. The village was first mentioned in 1409 under the reign of Prince Alexandru cel Bun Moldova.

From the 17th played to the middle of the 20th century in the village of the noble family of the Ghica an important role, which provided several princes of Moldavia and Wallachia, and had a castle in Comăneşti.

The proximity to a major Carpathian transition ( Pasul Ghimes 1155 m) established a special strategic importance of the place. In the 19th and 20th century the mining played an important role; 2005, the last coal mine was closed. Since then, the forestry and wood processing industry are the main industries.

1952 Comăneşti received the status of a city.

Population

As of the 2002 census lived in Comăneşti 23 679 people, of whom 23,166 Romanians, 395 Roma, 69 Hungary, nine German, three Italians, two Russians, two Greeks, two poles, one Chinese and 30 were registered without any ethnic group.

Traffic

Comăneşti has hold on the railway line Sfântu Gheorghe Siculeni - Adjud a railway station for passenger services, in which also express trains. Furthermore, there are good bus connections to the district capital Bacau. Through the city, the National Road (Drum National) DN 12A, Miercurea Ciuc which connects in Harghita county with Oneşti.

Attractions

In addition to the scenic surroundings of the Ghica Palace is the main tourist attraction.

Born in Comăneşti

• Ilie Verdeţ (1925-2001), communist politician