Bacău (Romania

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
בקאו (רומניה : מחוז)
Name (Latin)
Bacău (Romania : Județ)
Coordinates
26.91666667 26.91666667 46.58333333 46.58333333 (gooearth )
E0265000 E0265000 N0462500 N0462500 (geonames )
Associated country
Romania
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 140726042
Wikidata: Q10737004
Library of congress: n 81032654
Sources of Information
  • Foreign names information bulletin, April 30, 2001(former name: Bacău [short form], Județul--ADMD, 45°25ʹN 26°50ʹE (RO00); new name: Bacău [short form], Județul--ADM1, 45°25ʹN 26°50ʹE (RO04))
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm1; 46°25ʹ00ʺN 026°50ʹ00ʺE)
  • Sfârlogea, G. Jocuri populare din județul Bacău, 1970.
  • Sfârlogea, G.Jocuri populare din județul Bacău, 1970.
  • Foreign names information bulletin, April 30, 2001(former name: Bacău [short form], Județul--ADMD, 45p0s25'N 26p0s50'E (RO00); new name: Bacău [short form], Județul--ADM1, 45p0s25'N 26p0s50'E (RO04))

Wikipedia description:

Bacău (UK: BAK-ow; US: bə-KOW, Romanian: [baˈkəw] ; Hungarian: Bákó; Latin: Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. With a population of 136,087 (as of 2021 census), Bacău is the 14th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistrița River (which meets the Siret River about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south of Bacău). The Ghimeș Pass links Bacău to the region of Transylvania.

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