Răchitoasa is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of fifteen villages: Barcana, Bucșa, Buda, Burdusaci, Dănăila, Dumbrava, Farcașa, Fundătura Răchitoasa, Hăghiac, Magazia, Movilița, Oprișești, Putini, Răchitoasa, and Tochilea.[2]
Răchitoasa | |
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 Location in Bacău County | |
  Răchitoasa Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°26′N 27°22′E / 46.433°N 27.367°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bacău |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Valentin Moraru (PSD) |
Area | 117.23 km2 (45.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 4,156 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 607490 |
| Area code | +(40) 234 |
| Vehicle reg. | BC |
| Website | primariarachitoasa |
The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at an altitude of 178 m (584 ft), on the banks of the river Zeletin. It is located in the eastern part of Bacău County, 58 km (36 mi) southeast of the county seat, Bacău, on the border with Vaslui County. Răchitoasa is crossed by county road DJ241, which leads to the north to Colonești and Izvoru Berheciului and to the south to Motoșeni, Glăvănești, and Podu Turcului.
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,156; of those, 89,82% were Romanians.[3]
The commune is home to the Răchitoasa Monastery, one of the largest in Moldavia. Built in 1697 and then used by Greek monks, the monastery was transformed during the rule of Alexandru Ioan Cuza into a leper house, and later was turned into a nursing home. It regained its religious status in 1993, and it was rehabilitated with EU funds in 2014.[4][5]
Natives
edit- Maria Tacu (1949 – 2010), poet and prose writer
- Ștefan Zeletin (1882 – 1934), philosopher, sociologist, liberal economist, and political theorist
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ Nunu, Cătălin (October 11, 2021). "Istoria zbuciumată a Mănăstirii Răchitoasa. După ce a fost sanatoriu pentru leproși și azil de bătrâni, a fost restaurată cu fonduri UE" (in Romanian). Digi24. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Ștefănescu, Florin (December 23, 2015). "Mănăstirea din Răchitoasa a fost renovată cu fonduri europene". www.desteptarea.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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