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Ștefănești (Yiddish: שטעפנשט, Hebrew: שטפנשט) is a small town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers four villages: Bădiuți, Bobulești, Stânca and Ștefănești-Sat.

Ștefănești
Town
Ștefănești Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location in Botoșani County
Ștefănești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°47′29″N 27°11′57″E
CountryRomania
CountyBotoșani
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Florin Buțura[1] (PNL)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
5,314
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
717385
Vehicle reg.BT

The town is located near where the Bașeu River discharges into the Prut River, on the shore of the Stânca-Costești reservoir. Stânca is a border checkpoint with Moldova, connected via the Stânca-Costești Dam to the town of Costești, Moldova.


Demographics


According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 5,092 people living in this town. Of this population, 90.57% are ethnic Romanians, 9.3% ethnic Romani.[3]


Natives


The painter Ștefan Luchian (1868–1916) was born here, as well as Vlad Onicescu, the father of the mathematician Octav Onicescu (1892–1983). The town is also the birthplace of the Shtefanesht Hasidic dynasty and as such its name is still known in present-day Israel.


References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ștefănești, Botoșani.
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Structura Etno-demografică a României". Edrc.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
Saint Parascheva Church
Saint Parascheva Church
The Ștefan Luchian Museum
The Ștefan Luchian Museum


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Штефэне́шти[1][2] (рум. Ștefănești)[1] — город в Румынии.


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