Șcheia, Iași

Șcheia
Location in Iași County
Location in Iași County
Șcheia is located in Romania
Șcheia
Șcheia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°56′N 27°31′E / 46.933°N 27.517°E / 46.933; 27.517
CountryRomania
CountyIași
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,583
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.IS

Șcheia is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Căuești, Cioca-Boca, Poiana Șcheii, Satu Nou and Șcheia. It also included Drăgușeni and Frenciugi villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Drăgușeni Commune.

Șcheia is one of the few places in Iași County with a notable history in masonry and stone-cutting (one of Romania's oldest public monuments, the Lions' Obelisk in Iași, is made of Șcheia stone).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Cioplitul in piatra", Scheia.ro, retrieved 29 May 2016