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Ștefănești | |
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![]() Ștefănești Town Hall | |
![]() Location in Botoșani County | |
Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 27°11′57″E / 47.79139°N 27.19917°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Botoșani |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Florin Buțura [1] ( PNL) |
Area | 96.58 km2 (37.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)
[2] | 5,032 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 717385 |
Area code | (+40) 02 31 |
Vehicle reg. | BT |
Website |
orasulstefanesti-bt |
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 town is located near the point where the Bașeu River discharges into the Prut River, on the shore of the Stânca-Costești reservoir. Stânca is a border checkpoint with Moldova, connected via the Stânca-Costești Dam to the town of Costești, Moldova.
According to the 2021 census, Ștefănești has a population of 5,032. [3] At the census from 2011, the town had a population of 5,092; of those, 90.57% were ethnic Romanians and 9.3% ethnic Romani. [4]
The painter Ștefan Luchian (1868–1916) was born here, as well as Vlad Onicescu, the father of the mathematician Octav Onicescu (1892–1983). The town is also the birthplace of the Shtefanesht Hasidic dynasty and as such its name is still known in present-day Israel.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2011) |
Ștefănești | |
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![]() Ștefănești Town Hall | |
![]() Location in Botoșani County | |
Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 27°11′57″E / 47.79139°N 27.19917°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Botoșani |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Florin Buțura [1] ( PNL) |
Area | 96.58 km2 (37.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)
[2] | 5,032 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 717385 |
Area code | (+40) 02 31 |
Vehicle reg. | BT |
Website |
orasulstefanesti-bt |
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 town is located near the point where the Bașeu River discharges into the Prut River, on the shore of the Stânca-Costești reservoir. Stânca is a border checkpoint with Moldova, connected via the Stânca-Costești Dam to the town of Costești, Moldova.
According to the 2021 census, Ștefănești has a population of 5,032. [3] At the census from 2011, the town had a population of 5,092; of those, 90.57% were ethnic Romanians and 9.3% ethnic Romani. [4]
The painter Ștefan Luchian (1868–1916) was born here, as well as Vlad Onicescu, the father of the mathematician Octav Onicescu (1892–1983). The town is also the birthplace of the Shtefanesht Hasidic dynasty and as such its name is still known in present-day Israel.