joi, 15 ianuarie 2009

Roman, a beautiful town in Romania

Roman is a middle-sized city in the middle area of Moldavia, a region of Romania. It is located 46 km east of Piatra Neamţ, in the Neamţ County at the confluence of Siret and Moldova rivers.
It is thought that the name was taken from Moldavian Voivode Roman I of Moldavia, believed to be its founder. Roman's first son was Alexandru cel Bun.

Notable natives:

Viorica Agarici
Max (Marcel) Blecher
Otilia Cazimir
Sergiu Celibidache
Michael Cretu
Gheorghe Flondor
Virgil Gheorghiu
Ion Ionescu de la Brad
Mihail Jora
Andreea Marin
Jean Mihail (Mihailovici)


In this picture is the Roman railway station:


Here is the Roman Voda college building:


Here is the statue of Roman I of Moldavia:

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