Fălciu is a
commune in
Vaslui County
Vaslui County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Western Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 395,499 and the population density was 74/km².
* Romanians - over 98%
* ...
,
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 Pr ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
. It is composed of six villages: Bogdănești, Bozia, Copăceana, Fălciu, Odaia Bogdana, and Rânzești.
The commune is a
border crossing between Moldova and Romania. The Fălciu Nord train station is the terminus of
CFR Rail Line 603, which starts in
Bârlad
Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting ...
and goes through
Murgeni
Murgeni is a town in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It had a population of 7,119 in 2011 and acquired town status in 2003. The town administers six villages: Cârja, Floreni, Lățești, Sărățeni, Schineni, and Raiu.
Murgeni is loca ...
.
At the 2011 census, the commune had 5,103 inhabitants, of which 95.75% were
ethnic Romanians.
References
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Communes in Vaslui County
Localities in Western Moldavia
Moldova–Romania border crossings
Populated places on the Prut
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