Hârlău
Town
St. George Church (1492)
St. George Church (1492)
Coat of arms of Hârlău
Coat of arms
Location in Iași County
Location in Iași County
Hârlău is located in Romania
Hârlău
Hârlău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°25′40″N 26°54′41″E / 47.42778°N 26.91139°E / 47.42778; 26.91139
CountryRomania
CountyIași
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gheorghiță Curcă[1] (PSD)
Area
40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
10,349
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
705100
Area code(+40) 02 32
Vehicle reg.IS
Websitewww.primaria-hirlau.ro

Hârlău (also spelled Hîrlău, Romanian pronunciation: [hɨrˈləw]; Hebrew: חרלאו; Hungarian: Harló) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was one of the princely court cities of Moldavia, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the town.

Geography

The town is located in the northwestern part of Iași County, at a distance of 28 km (17 mi) from Târgu Frumos and 70 km (43 mi) from the county seat, Iași. It is situated close to the border with Botoșani County, 48 km (30 mi) south of the city of Botoșani.

Hârlău lies on the banks of the Bahlui River. It is crossed by national road DN28B, which is part of European route E58. The Hârlău train station is the terminus of the CFR Line 607, which starts at the Iași railway station.

Population

The 2011 census counted 10,905 inhabitants, 93.85% Romanians, and 6.06% Roma. A large Jewish community used to live in Hârlău.

YearNumber % of Jews in the

General Population

1803784
18381,008
18591,389
18862,25456.6
18992,71859.9
19102,023
19302,03222.3
19411,73618.0
19421,300
19471,936
200411,271

Natives

  • Lucian Boz (1908–2003), literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet, and translator
  • Horia Carp (1869–1943), writer, journalist, and politician
  • Mihail Davidoglu (1910–1987), playwright
  • Carol Iancu (born 1946), historian
  • Michel Landau (1895–1976), jurist and politician
  • Gheorghe Petz (1894–1974), Catholic priest
  • Petru Rareș (c.1483–1546), Prince of Moldavia
  • Mordecai Sandberg (1897–1973), composer and physician

References

  1. ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  • The General Archive of The History of The Jewish People. RM 160, 164.

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