Mărășești

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Town in Vrancea, Romania

Mărășești

Town

Mausoleum of Mărășești

Coat of arms

Location in Vrancea County

Mărășești

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 45°52′48″N 27°13′48″E﻿ / ﻿45.88000°N 27.23000°E﻿ / 45.88000; 27.23000
Country| Romania
County| Vrancea
Government

• Mayor (2020-2024) | Valerică-Dorel Chitic[1] (PSD)
Area

| 92 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation

| 62 m (203 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 11,314
• Density| 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

625200

Vehicle reg.| VN
Website| primariamarasesti.ro

Mărășești (Romanian pronunciation: [mərəˈʃeʃtʲ] ⓘ) is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu and Tișița.

## Geography[edit]

The town is located in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Galați County. It is 20 km (12 mi) north of the county seat, Focșani. Mărășești lies on the right bank of the river Siret, which separates it from Galați County, in the area where the Siret receives the waters of the rivers Șușița and Zăbrăuț.

## History[edit]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1930 | 4,532| —
1948 | 4,940| +9.0%
1956 | 5,604| +13.4%
1966 | 6,795| +21.3%
1977 | 10,521| +54.8%
1992 | 12,370| +17.6%
2002 | 13,070| +5.7%
2011 | 9,440| −27.8%
Source: Census data
Romanian troops at Mărășești in 1917, during World War I

King Milan I of Serbia was born in Mărășești on 22 August 1854.

In 1917 during World War I, the Battle of Mărășești between the Kingdom of Romania and the German Empire was fought near the town. It was the last major battle between the German Empire and the Kingdom of Romania on the Romanian front during World War I. A mausoleum containing the remains of 5,073 Romanian soldiers was built to commemorate the Romanian victory.

Maria Zaharia (1905–1917) was born in Pădureni village. She acted as an impromptu artillery observer for the Romanian Army and was killed during the Battle of Mărășești. She is buried at the Mausoleum of Mărășești, the only child who is laid to rest there.[3]

## See also[edit]

* Battle of Mărășești
* Mausoleum of Mărășești

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. ^ Borcea, Ștefan (3 October 2015). "Cea mai tânără eroină din istoria României. Povestea tulburătoare a Măriucăi, "ofițerul de informații" al armatei în Primul Război Mondial". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mărășești.

* "Mausoleum of Mărăşeşti" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2006-08-21.

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Vrancea County, Romania

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* Focșani (county seat)
* Adjud

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* Mărășești
* Odobești
* Panciu

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* Andreiașu de Jos
* Bălești
* Bârsești
* Biliești
* Boghești
* Bolotești
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* Broșteni
* Câmpineanca
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* Cârligele
* Chiojdeni
* Ciorăști
* Corbița
* Cotești
* Dumbrăveni
* Dumitrești
* Fitionești
* Garoafa
* Golești
* Gologanu
* Gugești
* Gura Caliței
* Homocea
* Jariștea
* Jitia
* Măicănești
* Mera
* Milcovul
* Movilița
* Nănești
* Năruja
* Negrilești
* Nereju
* Nistorești
* Obrejița
* Paltin
* Păulești
* Păunești
* Ploscuțeni
* Poiana Cristei
* Popești
* Pufești
* Răcoasa
* Răstoaca
* Reghiu
* Ruginești
* Sihlea
* Slobozia Bradului
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* Spulber
* Străoane
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* Tănăsoaia
* Tătăranu
* Țifești
* Tulnici
* Urechești
* Valea Sării
* Vânători
* Vârteșcoiu
* Vidra
* Vintileasca
* Vizantea-Livezi
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* Vulturu

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