Panciu () is a town in
Vrancea County,
Romania
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. It lies on the river Șușița, in the southern part of
Western Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova), also called Western Moldavia or Romanian Moldavia, is the historic and geographical part of the former Principality of Moldavia situated in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Until its union with Wallachia in 1859, the P ...
, northwest of
Focșani
Focșani (; yi, פֿאָקשאַן, Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population () of 79,315.
Geography
Focșani lies at the foot of the Cur ...
. It has a population of approximately 7,600. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Sus, Dumbrava, Neicu and Satu Nou.
The town is located in the east-central part of the county, on the banks of the
Șușița River. The region is famous for its
white wine
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s but also for its
sparkling wine
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy. While the phrase commonly refers to champagne, European Union countries legally reserve that term for products exclusively produced in the Champagne regi ...
s (white, red and rosé).
Writer
Ioan Slavici died in Panciu in 1926, and was buried at the hermitage within .
Natives
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Stelian Isac
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Dan Nica
References
External links
Panciu Town Hall
Towns in Romania
Populated places in Vrancea County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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