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Four mosques collapse in Nicopolis, the fortress of Niš, on the Serbian side of the Danube, reports significant damage. 11 monasteries, 15 houses, 15 towers and a church steeple collapse in Iași, while the walls and tower of the Prince's Court in Bucharest are destroyed. [17] [18] 26 October 1802: Vrancea County: 7.9–8.2: IX: 4
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
Ocna Sibiului (German: Salzburg; Hungarian: Vízakna) is a town in the centre of Sibiu County, in southern Transylvania, central Romania, 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north-west of the county seat, Sibiu. The town administers a single village, Topârcea ( Tschapertsch ; Toporcsa ).
The Central Powers' advances towards the Focșani Gate, 26 November 1916–7 January 1917 The area around the city of Focșani was already recognized as a weak point in Romania back in 1882. In that year, the government of Romania carried out a study to identify all the areas of the country where the terrain was poorly suited for defense, and ...
Peak Mountain Range County or Counties Height (m) Moldoveanu Peak: Făgăraș Mountains: Argeș: 2,544 Negoiu Peak: Făgăraș Mountains: Sibiu: 2,535 Viștea Mare
Sibiu is situated on the CFR-Romanian Railways Main Line 200 (Brasov – Făgăraș – Sibiu – Simeria – Arad – Romanian Western Border) and on Line 206 (Sibiu – Mediaș). The city is served by five rail stations: the Main Station ( Gara Mare ), the Little Station ( Gara Mică ), Turnișor, Sibiu Triaj, and Halta Ateliere Zonă.
After the establishment of the Romanian People's Republic in 1947 and the subsequent administrative reform of 1950, Axente Sever became part of the Sibiu Region , and from 1952, the Stalin Region (renamed Brașov Region in 1960). In 1968, the old administrative division of județ was reinstated, and the commune became part of Sibiu County.
Hills near the Milcov River, which divides Moldavia from Muntenia.. Vrancea County covers an area of 4,857 km 2 (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).