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Focșani lies at the foot of the Curvature Carpathians, at a point of convergence for tectonic geologic faults, which raises the risk of earthquakes in the vicinity.. Though Vrancea County is one of the most popular wine-producing regions in Romania, Odobești being just to the northwest, in Romania, Focșani itself is not considered a wine-producing
Romania faced a threat from the south, and not from the north and the east, as the original plan intended. In 1917, important battles for Romania were fought in this area, including the defensive Battle of Mărășești and the offensive Battle of Mărăști. The important defensive Third Battle of Oituz was fought near the Focșani Gate. [1]
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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 the moment magnitude scale , but which killed only 4 people.
The Armistice of Focșani (Romanian: Armistițiul de la Focșani, also called the Truce of Focșani) was an agreement that ended the hostilities between Romania (member of the Allied Powers) and the Central Powers in World War I. It was signed on 9 December 1917 in Focșani in Romania. Romania on 9 December 1917, after the Armistice of Focsani.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național "Alexandru Ioan Cuza") is a high school in Focșani, Vrancea County, Romania. It was founded in 1864, after Alexandru Ioan Cuza , the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia , enacted a Law on Education, establishing tuition-free and compulsory ...
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Map of Romania. This is a list of municipalities in Romania which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).