Ștefănești, Botoșani

Ștefănești
Town
Ștefănești Town Hall
Ștefănești Town Hall
Coat of arms of Ștefănești
Coat of arms
Location in Botoșani County
Location in Botoșani County
Ștefănești is located in Romania
Ștefănești
Ștefănești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 27°11′57″E / 47.79139°N 27.19917°E / 47.79139; 27.19917
CountryRomania
CountyBotoșani
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
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
717385
Area code(+40) 02 31
Vehicle reg.BT
Websiteorasulstefanesti-bt.ro

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.

  • Saint Parascheva Church
    Saint Parascheva Church
  • The Ștefan Luchian Museum
    The Ștefan Luchian Museum

Demographics

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]

Natives

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.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ștefănești, Botoșani.
  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 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. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României". Edrc.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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