Vrancea ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvrant͡ʃe̯a] ) is a county ( județ ) in Romania , with its seat at Focșani . It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River , is in Muntenia .
9-479: Vrancea may refer to: Vrancea County , Romania Vrancea Mountains , Romania Vrancea, a village in Burila Mare Commune, Mehedinţi County [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
18-719: A population of 335,312 and a population density of 69.0/km (178.8/sq mi). Vrancea County covers an area of 4,857 km (1,875 sq mi). A curvedly shaped mountainous area, known in Romanian as the Carpații de Curbură , lies in the western part of the county, at the Southern end of the Eastern Carpathians , with heights over 1,400 m (4,600 ft). To the East, the heights decrease into hilly areas and
27-681: The Parliament , rather than by the Government, no later than that day. On 8 July 2020, the Parliament of Romania adopted a law setting the date of the elections on 27 September 2020. Using a first past the post system, the following offices will be contested: 2020 Local Election in Bucharest ( USR PLUS ) ( USR PLUS ) ( PNL ) ( PNL ) The former PMP mayor of Sadova , Eugen Safta, who had just gotten re-elected, suffered
36-600: The epicenter in Vrancea are caused by the movements of the nearby fault blocks . Devastating earthquakes measuring 7 to 8 on the Richter scale have been recorded . The deadliest were the 1977 Vrancea earthquake , which killed over 1,500 people in Romania and Bulgaria , and the 1940 Vrancea earthquake which killed over 1,000 people. The most powerful was the 1802 Vrancea earthquake with an estimated intensity of 7.9 on
45-539: The moment magnitude scale , but which killed only 4 people. Other notable earthquakes were the 1738 Vrancea earthquake , the 1838 Vrancea earthquake and the 1986 Vrancea earthquake . The county is famous for its wines , being the biggest wine producer in Romania . Over 11% of the county surface is covered with vines . The county's best known wine regions are Panciu – 8,100 ha (20,000 acres), Odobești – 7,000 ha (17,000 acres), and Cotești . In addition,
54-415: The county's main industries are the following: County's main destinations: The Vrancea County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition: Vrancea County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 68 communes 2020 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020. Initially planned for June 2020,
63-539: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending all the terms of the local offices due to expire on 5 June 2020. The aforementioned decision was deemed unconstitutional, and, in the end, a law was passed that extended the terms of the local officials up to 30 November 2020, and allowed the elections to be called by
72-410: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vrancea&oldid=933239594 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vrancea County At the 2021 census , the county had
81-727: The lower valley of the Siret River . The main tributary of the Siret, which crosses the county, is the Putna River . A right tributary of the Putna is the Milcov , a river that divides Moldavia from Muntenia . The territory of Vrancea County is the most seismically active zone of Romania, with yearly earthquakes whose focal depths are between 80 and 160 km (50 and 99 mi) and therefore affect wide regions. The earthquakes with
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