Hârlău

Hârlău
Town
St. George Church (1492)
Coat of arms
Location in Iași County
Hârlău Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°25′40″N 26°54′41″E
Country	Romania
County	Iași
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gheorghiță Curcă (PSD)
Area	40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	10,349
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3)
Postal code	705100
Area code	( 40) 02 32
Vehicle reg.	IS
Website	www.primaria-hirlau.ro

Hârlău (also spelled Hîrlău, Romanian pronunciation: [hɨrˈləw]; Hebrew: חרלאו; Hungarian: Harló) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was one of the princely court cities of Moldavia, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the town.

Geography

The town is located in the northwestern part of Iași County, at a distance of 28 km (17 mi) from Târgu Frumos and 70 km (43 mi) from the county seat, Iași. It is situated close to the border with Botoșani County, 48 km (30 mi) south of the city of Botoșani.

Hârlău lies on the banks of the Bahlui River. It is crossed by national road DN28B, which is part of European route E58. The Hârlău train station is the terminus of the CFR Line 607, which starts at the Iași railway station.

Population

The 2011 census counted 10,905 inhabitants, 93.85% Romanians and 6.06% Roma. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 10,349; of those, 76.66% were Romanians and 8.49% Roma. A large Jewish community used to live in Hârlău.

Year	Number	% of Jews in the General Population
1803	784
1838	1,008
1859	1,389
1886	2,254	56.6
1899	2,718	59.9
1910	2,023
1930	2,032	22.3
1941	1,736	18.0
1942	1,300
1947	1,936
2002	11,268
2011	10,905
2021	10,349

Natives

• Lucian Boz (1908–2003), literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet, and translator
• Horia Carp (1869–1943), writer, journalist, and politician
• Mihail Davidoglu (1910–1987), playwright
• Carol Iancu (born 1946), historian
• Michel Landau (1895–1976), jurist and politician
• Gheorghe Petz (1894–1974), Catholic priest
• Petru Rareș (c.1483–1546), Prince of Moldavia
• Mordecai Sandberg (1897–1973), composer and physician

External links

• The General Archive of The History of The Jewish People. RM 160, 164.

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  Statue of Stephen the Great
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  Saint Demetrius' church
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  Hârlău courthouse
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  Museum of Vineyard and Wine (Tăutu Mansion)

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