Dorohoi

Dorohoi is a town in the extreme north -east of Romania, near the Moldovan and Ukrainian border, located in the north of Moldova region. Located in the municipality of Botosani on the right bank of the river Jijia, about 20 km north- west of the county town of Botosani. The city had to the 2002 census, about 31,000 inhabitants.

Dorohoi was in the past a hub for timber and agricultural products of northern Moldavia; Traders from neighboring countries came to the annual big market on June 12. The settlement was first mentioned in documents in 1407 or 1408, as a contract between the Moldavian prince Alexandru cel Bun and the Polish king was closed. This fact suggests that Dorohoi played an important role even before the establishment of the Moldavian principality.

Dorohoi was the capital of an eponymous district, but this was resolved when Romania was forced to cede northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union.

In the city center there is an old church that was built the Great in the 15th century under Stefan. West of Dorohoi are the famous Moldavian monasteries, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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From Dorohoi perform four major roads in different directions. The road passes over 29A Varfu Câmpului to Suceava (39 km), the 29F over Pomârla the Ukrainian border and on to Czernowitz, the capital district 29B in the Botosani (33 km) and 29A north.

In addition, two railway lines lead from Dorohoi from the southeast and south.