Adjud

Adjud
Municipality
Adjud train station
Adjud train station
Coat of arms of Adjud
Coat of arms
Location in Vrancea County
Location in Vrancea County
Adjud is located in Romania
Adjud
Adjud
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°6′0″N 27°10′47″E / 46.10000°N 27.17972°E / 46.10000; 27.17972
CountryRomania
CountyVrancea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Nechifor Florin[1] (PNL)
Area
59.1 km2 (22.8 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
15,178
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
625100
Area code(+40) 02 37
Vehicle reg.VN
Websitewww.adjud.ro

Adjud (Romanian pronunciation: [adˈʒud]; Hungarian: Egyedhalma) is a city in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 15,178 inhabitants (as of 2021). It lies at a railway junction which has a classification yard and a passenger station. Adjud, situated north of the point where the river Trotuș enters the Siret, used to be a marketplace.

The city administers three villages: Adjudu Vechi, Burcioaia, and Șișcani.

Geography

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Adjud is situated on a plain and is surrounded by hills up to a height of 400 m (1,300 ft) at the foot of the Vrancea Mountains, a mountain range in the Curvature Carpathians. The average altitude of the town is 100 m (330 ft) above sea level. The surrounding land is favorable for agriculture.

Geological research findings show the city's subsoil having layers of gravel and sand Levantine and Quaternary, forming significant hydrological aquifers deposits fed by the Trotuș and Siret rivers and direct rainfalls.

The climate is temperate with annual average temperature of 8–10 °C (50 °F) and an average rainfall of 500 mm / m a year. It is characterized by prevailing northwinds with winds from the south and south-east in the hot season. Due to its location at the junction of the provinces Moldavia, Wallachia, and Transylvania, it has been an important road and railway junction since ancient times. The town's area was of 5,911 ha (14,610 acres) in 1997, out of which 105 ha (260 acres) was covered by buildings and yards.

History

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Battle of Adjud, 14 October 1788, during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
World War I monument

In the northern part of the town a settlement from the Bronze Age was discovered, which dates roughly from the second millennium BC and belongs to Monteoru culture. Geto-Dacian vestiges of 5th century BC were also found here.

The first mention of the town is made by its Hungarian name Egyedhalma ("in oppido nostro Egydhalm” meaning "in our city Gilles' Hill") in a Latin language document from 1433,[3] where Iliaș of Moldavia granted commercial privileges to Transylvanian Saxon merchants. The Romanian name of Adjud derives from the Hungarian one. The original name supports the idea that the town was established by Hungarian Csángós settled in Moldavia as part of a systematic Hungarian imperial policy to settle Hungarian and partly German population in places of strategic economic, commercial and military importance with the task to control and defend the eastern frontier of Hungary.[4][5]

The Battle of Adjud occurred here on 14 October 1788, during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792), pitting the armies of the Russian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy (under the command of field marshal Baron Spleny von Mihald) against those of the Ottoman Empire.[6]

Adjud was declared a city in 1948. In 1950 it became the residence of Adjud district from Putna Region, then (after 1952) from Bârlad Region and (after 1956) from the Bacău Region. In 1968, it became a city of Vrancea County, while in 2000 Adjud was declared a municipality.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1930 6,748—    
1948 4,028−40.3%
1956 6,119+51.9%
1966 8,347+36.4%
1977 12,501+49.8%
1992 20,346+62.8%
2002 20,776+2.1%
2011 14,670−29.4%
2021 15,178+3.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Adjud had a population of 15,178. According to the 2011 census, the city had a population of 14,670, of which 13,734 (93.62%) were Romanians, and 915 (6.23%) Roma. As to religious makeup, most respondents were of the Orthodox religion (94.92%). The second largest community was the Roman Catholic one, 2.32% of the population. Pentecostals totaled 1.33%, while other denominations were represented by less than 1%.

Road

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Adjud municipality is crossed by National Road E 85 for a length of 11 km (6.8 mi), from km 226 at the Trotuș River bridge up to km 237, running through downtown for a section of 3 km. It is also crossed by the national road 11A, from the agro-food market towards Onești–Bacău, for a length of 4 km from km 37 + 450 to km 33 + 450. National Road E 85 branches out to Adjudu Vechi, while 11A goes to Bârlad, from km 42 to 46, for a length of 4 km, running in the downtown area for a section of 1.5 km.

Notable persons

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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Giurescu, Constantin C. (1975). Istoria românilor (2 volumes).
  4. ^ László Mikecs. "Kárpátokon túli magyarság (Hungarians beyond the Carpathians)" (PDF). p. 458.
  5. ^ Vilmos Tánczos. "Hungarians in Moldavia (original: Hányan vannak a moldvai csángók)". Magyar Kisebbség 1-2 (7-8), 1997 (III). p. 1157.
  6. ^ "Peste mai puțin de două luni se împlinesc 230 de ani de la bătălia de la Adjud dintre austrieci și turci". Ziarul de Vrancea (in Romanian). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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