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Demon Tour 2010 - Botosani (Botosány)

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The name of the city probably has its origin in the name of a boyar family called Botaș, whose name can be found in old records from the time of Prince Stephen the Great (late 15th century) as one of the most important families of Moldavia, records which trace it back to the 11th century.
The oldest item (to be dated precisely) found in the area is an Armenian tombstone dated 1350. The first mention of Botoșani in writing is the Chronicles of Moldavia by Grigore Ureche, which records a devastating invasion of the Tatars on November 28, 1493. The city was initially a market town, being placed at the juncture of several commercial roads; in the 16th century, it already had "the biggest and the oldest fair of Moldavia".
Large communities of Jewish and Armenian traders were present in this city starting with the 17th century. Jews constituted the majority of population throughout the 19th century.
Mihai Eminescu, Romania's national poet, was born in Botoșani (and spent his childhood in Ipotești), as was the famous Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga. Contemporary poet Maria Baciu also hails from Botoșani.
It is also the location of A.T. Laurian National College, one of Romania's oldest (founded 1859) and most prestigious pre-university educational institutions.
Boasting a rich cultural life, the town of Botoşani has long produced major personalities in the sciences and culture. Botoşani natives like Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga, Georgeta Damian and Octav Onicescu have become major figures in diverse disciplines, and many have distinct claims to relevance not just within Romania, but on a worldwide level.


A várost 1439-ben említi első ízben Grigore Ureche krónikája (Letopiseţul Ţării Moldovei). A régészeti leletek tanúsága szerint azonban már a paleolitikumban létezett itt település.
A település Észak-Moldva egyik legjelentősebb ipari és művelődési központja, mely már a 15. században élénk forgalmú kereskedelmi központ volt, Stefan cel Mare moldvai fejedelem udvarházat is épített itt.
A város virágkorát Petru Rares uralkodása alatt élte, kinek felesége itt két templomot is emeltetett itt, ezért a fejedelemasszony városának is nevezték.
A 16. században itt voltak az ország legnagyobb vásárai. A város később ugyan elvesztette jelentőségét, de továbbra is Moldva gabonakereskedelmi központja maradt. 1907-ben a várostól 21 km-re levő Flăminzi (Éhségfalva) területén kezdődött románia legújabbkori történelmének legnagyobb parasztfelkelése.
A város az 1900-as évek közepétől gyors fejlődésnek indult. Itt épült fel Moldva legmodernebb textilgyára,és több kisebb üzem is.
A Bukarest-Suceva vasútvonal Verestinél kiágazó szárnya is érinti a települést.

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  • Ah, Botosani in August... visited on DemonTour 2010 !!!

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