Liești is the third-largest commune of Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania on the confluence of the Siret and Bârlad rivers, very close to Tecuci (28 km) and Galați (52 km). It is composed of two villages, Liești and Șerbănești. The latter is the southernmost part of the commune.
Liești | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas Church, Liești | |
 Location in Galați County | |
  Liești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′9.5″N 27°32′29.6″E / 45.619306°N 27.541556°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Galați |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Iulian Boț[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 89.12 km2 (34.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 8,505 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | GL |
| Website | www |
Name
editThe name of the commune appears to be derived from Ilie, which means Elijah, probably a local, which seems to be the brother of Șerban, the father of Șerbănești.
History
editThe first mention of the village dates from 1448, when in the prince of Moldavia, Petru II, who gives as a gift to the local nobleman Cernat Ploscarul and to his brother, Ștefu, 40 villages and fields among which appear Liești and Șerbănești.
Natives
edit- Antonel Borșan (born 1970), sprint canoer
- Anghel Saligny (1854–1925), engineer who designed the Anghel Saligny Bridge (1895) over the Danube, the longest bridge in Europe at the time
Tourist sights
editLiești has several Romanian Orthodox churches – St. Parascheva (c. 1886), Dormition of the Virgin (1889), and St. Nicholas (built after 1990)- the seat of the Protopopiate (archpriest's district) of Nicorești. Other attractions include the acacia forests near the village (especially in May) and the picturesque valleys of the rivers Siret and Bârlad.
Education
editLieşti has four schools: one which teaches until the tenth grade, and three that teach until the eighth grade. Liești also has four kindergartens and a 14,000-volume public library.
Economy
editThe village has a sugar factory (Lemarco Bucharest), but the majority of the population works in local agriculture or in siderurgy at the Siderurgical Combinate Mittal Steel from Galați. Beginning around 2000, many people from the region have gone to work in Italy or Spain, where wages are higher.
Climate
editThe climate of Liești is Humid continental (Dfb):
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) |
29 (1.1) |
27 (1.1) |
40 (1.6) |
56 (2.2) |
70 (2.8) |
55 (2.2) |
48 (1.9) |
43 (1.7) |
28 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
31 (1.2) |
489 (19.3) |
| Source: Climate-data.org [3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Climate data for Liești, Galați". Retrieved November 26, 2016.