Presentation
Botosani county, with a surface of 4,986 sqkm (2.1% of the territory of the country), lies in the north-east of Romania, bordering Iasi county in the south, Suceava county in the west, Ukraine in the north and the Republic of Moldova in the east.
The land of the county, mostly enclosed in the northern Moldovan Uplands, has reduced differences in elevation: Siret hills, higher in the western and northern part of
The landscape is less prominent, represented by large valleys, flat plateau and reduced slopes.
The hydrographic network of the county is mainly represented by
The biggest water reservoir in the country was built in Stanca-Costesti area, representing one of the most important hydrotechnical junction.
The territory of the county is subject to
Transportation in Botosani county for goods and population is represented by railways and public roads. The length of railways is 159 km (1.4% of the national network) and serves the population by its 21 railway stations. Public roads network is 1,824 km long, out of which 361 km of national roads and 1,463 km local roads.
The connection with Ukraine is ensured by R.C.T.F. border crossing point in Siret and Racovat, and with the Republic of Moldova through Stanca-Costesti border crossing point.
Natural resources
The subsoil resources are the result of geological structure and are mainly represented by very pure sands processed at Miorcani (Radauti Prut), unique in Romania by composition and purity.
In the East side of Paltinis commune there can be found gypsum deposits. Sulphur deposits can be found in Prajeni commune, in Ursoaia Valley.
The soil has important construction materials: sands (Stânceşti, Baisa), ballast (Huţani, Corni), gravel (Dersca), limestone (Stefăneşti, Hudeşti, Vorona).
Vegetation is represented by woody plants, such as deciduous plants as beech and oak. In the plain region, one can see aquatic plants as the willow and the sedge as well as woody plants as the poplar and the sallow.
The fauna is represented by deers, wolves, wild rabbits, wild boars. Hunting is often allowed.
Birds are represented by the blackbird, fieldfare, jay, woodpecker, the blue tit.
Rich in ponds and running waters, the county is a source of fish: European perch, carp, barbel, catfish, etc.
Education and culture
Education has long been registered in these parts of the country. In 1832 the first
Nowadays, Botosani schools serve 75,258 students in the elementary, secondary and vocational classes (803 schools). Private higher education institutions train students in law and economy, and short-term higher education (State colleges) trains pedagogy specialists.
Botosani was and still is the centre of Romanian culture. Cultural life in the county was highly influenced by the 4 geniuses born on these lands: Mihai Eminescu (born in Botoşani 1850 - 1889), George Enescu (born in Liveni 1881 - 1955), Nicolae Iorga (born in Botoşani 1871 - 1940) and Ştefan Luchian (born in Ştefăneşti 1868 - 1916) and by the impressive gallery of creative personalities that increase the Romanian culture’s prestige in many domains.
The theatre had a privileged fate in Botoşani. The first performance was offered by the troupe of Costache Caragiale in October 1838. At that time, Botoşani was the only town from the 3 Romanian regions that used Romanian language on the stage. By 1857 - 1858, the theatre had already founded its own troupe. Nowadays, "Mihai Eminescu" Theatre, founded in 1914, has a benefic influence over the people’s life from Botoşani. Besides it, the State Philarmonic Orchestra, "Vasilache" Puppet Theatre, "Rapsozii Botoşaniului" folk music Orchestra and "Ştefan Luchian" Art Galleries attract many people.
The cultural life is also served by the 50 libraries with 380,000 books.
The media has a rich past. The first newspapers and magazines appeared after 1860: „Albina”, "Viaţa botoşăneana", "Foişorul de Dorohoi". Today, the 4 local newspapers, a private TV cable channel as well as the 2 local radion channels supply the need for cultural life.
One can say that there is no important domain of sciences, art and culture that Botosani hasn’t contributed to.
The county capital is Botosani. The county has 340 localities, of which 2 municipalities (Botosani and Dorohoi), 5 towns (Darabani, Bucecea, Ştefăneşti, Flămânzi si Săveni) and 77 communes.
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