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The Focșani Gate (fok-SHAN; Romanian: Poarta Focșani or Poarta Focșanilor) is a militarily and strategically vulnerable area in Romania and NATO. Located in the northeastern part of the Wallachian Plain , it spans an area of 80–85 kilometres (50–53 mi) east to west and about 60 km (37 mi) north to south on the territory of Galați ...
The German offensive began on the night of 5–6 August, with a violent 8 hours-long artillery bombardment which included poison gas shells. Striking between the Siret and the Focșani-Mărășești railroad, the Germans 3–10 km (1.8–6.2 miles) northwards against the left flank of the Russian 4th Army.
In 1910 Cihoski married Sofia Ferhat, who was born in an Armenian family from Focșani; [4] they had a daughter, Henriette, who became a sculptor, and a son, Alexandru. The family lived in a house built for him in 1934 by architect Alexandru Săvulescu ; the house is located at the corner of Dacia Boulevard and Piața Spaniei in Bucharest . [ 8 ]
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.
The Battle of Focșani (also Battle of Fokschani or Battle of Focsani; Hungarian: Foksányi csata) took place during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) on 1 August 1789 (Old Style 21 July) between the Ottoman Empire and the alliance of the Russian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy near Focșani, Moldavia (now in Romania).
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
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The Focșani Military Chapel (Romanian: Capela Militară Focșani) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 22 Unirii Boulevard in Focșani, Romania. Nowadays, it is a parish church dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helena .