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Bacău
Facts
County	Bacău County
Status	County capital
Mayor	Romeo Stavarache since 2004
Area	41 km²
Population - at 2002 - Density	180,000 inh/km²
Geographical coordinates	46°35' N / 26°55' E
Web	City Website

Bacău (in Romanian: /ba'kəw/) is the name of a city and county (Bacău County) in Romania (the informal region of Moldavia).

The city is situated in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistriţa River, which meets the Siret River about 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the south of Bacău. It covers a land surface of 41km² and has an estimated population of 180,000. The Ghimeş Pass links Bacău to Transylvania.

During WWI and the occupation of Wallachia by the Germans, Bacău was the headquarters of the Romanian Army.

Contents 1 History 2 Access / Transportation 2.1 By air 2.2 By train 2.3 By road 3 Economy 4 Culture & Education 5 Sports 6 Famous people

History

• The Princely Court of Stefan's son, Alexander, in Bacau - images, layouts (at the Romanian Group for an Alternative History Website)

Access / Transportation

The city is about 300 km north of Bucharest.

By air

The city of Bacău is served by Bacău International Airport which provides daily direct links with Romanian cities Bucharest and Timişoara, and international links with 11 cities in Italy and Germany. Digital [map http://www.dinbacau.ro/hartabacau.php] of the city

By train

The Bacău railway station (Gara Bacău) is one of the busiest in Romania; it has access to the Romanian railway magistral 500. Thus the city is connected to the main Romanian cities; the railway station is an important transit stop for international trains from Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria.

By road

The city has access to the DN2 road (E85) that links it to the Romanian capital, Bucharest (to the south) and the cities of Suceava and Iaşi (to the north). The european road E574 is the access to Transylvania region and the city of Braşov. The city is located also at the intersection of several national roads.

Economy

Culture & Education

Sports

Famous people

• Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Marxist intellectual and politician

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