Bacău
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Bacău is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. With a population of 136,087, Bacău is the 14th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistrița River. The Ghimeș Pass links Bacău to the region of Transylvania.
Image: Bibilioteca bacau
Image: Bacau Sf Neculai noaptea
Image: Bâcau, Romania. Monumentul Mircea Cancicov, March 2001
Image: Monumentul Eroilor din Grozăvești 16
Siret (river)
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The Siret or Sireth is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is 647 km (402 mi) long, of which a 559 km (347 mi) section is in Romania, and its basin area is 44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi), of which 42,890 km2 (16,560 sq mi) in Romania. Its average discharge is 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s). In ancient times, it was named Hierasus.
Siret River at Mircești
The former Barboși Railway Bridge, from an 1870s wood engraving
Siret river near Roman.