Localities in Western Moldavia

Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also sometimes referred historically as Jassy ( , ), is the third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918.

Galați ( , , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the river Danube. and the sixth-largest of all cities on the river Danube. According to the 2021 census it is the 8th most populous city in Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel factory in Romania, Galați steel works.

Bacău ( ; , ; ; ) 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 to the south of Bacău). The Ghimeș Pass links Bacău to the region of Transylvania.

Botoșani () is the capital city of Botoșani County, in the northern part of Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa.

Focșani (; ) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. , it has a population of 66,719.

city in Neamț County, Romania

Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara.

city in Neamț County, Romania

Onești (; ), formerly known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 34,005 inhabitants as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Moldavia.

Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.

Fălticeni (; ; ; ) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. According to the 2021 census, Fălticeni is the third largest urban settlement in the county. It was declared a municipality in 1995, along with two other cities in Suceava County: Rădăuți and Câmpulung Moldovenesc.

Moinești (; ) is a city in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 19,728 . Its name is derived from the Romanian-language word moină, which means "fallow" or "light rain". Moinești once had a large Jewish community, and in 1899 about half of the population was Jewish; in Jewish contexts the name is often given as Mojnescht or "Monesht". The city administers one village, Găzărie.

Dorohoi () is a city in Botoșani County, Romania, on the right bank of the river Jijia, which broadens into a lake on the north. The city administers three villages: Dealu Mare, Loturi Enescu, and Progresul.

Buhuși (; ; ) is a town in Bacău County, Romania with a population of 14,152 as of 2021. It was first mentioned in the 15th century when it was named "Bodești" and was a property of an important family of Boyars named "Buhuș".

Huși (, Yiddish//Hush, , German: Hussburg) is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Fălciu County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, and home of some of the best vineyards of Romania. The city is located on a branch of the Iași–Galați railway, west of the Prut River and the border with the Republic of Moldova. As of 2021, it had a population of 25,045.

Pașcani () is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. , it had a population of 30,766. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni.

Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.

Adjud (; ) 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.

town in Bacău, Romania

town in Iași County, Romania

Comănești (; ) is a town in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 19,996 as of 2021. It is situated on the river Trotuș, which flows between the Ciuc and the Tarcău mountains; of the course of the river pass through Comănești.

town in Neamț County, Romania

Negrești () is a town in Vaslui County, located in the eastern part of Western Moldavia, a traditional region of Romania. At the 2021 census it had a population of 7,530. Its name comes from distinguished nobleman Negrea, who had worked in the council of Alexander the Good.

Bicaz () is a town in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania situated in the eastern Carpathian Mountains near the confluence of the Bicaz and Bistrița Rivers and near Lake Bicaz, an artificial lake formed by the Bicaz Dam on the Bistrița. Bicaz used to be a border town until 1918. Six villages are administered by the town: Capșa, Dodeni, Izvoru Alb, Izvoru Muntelui, Potoci, and Secu.

Slănic-Moldova, formerly Băile Slănic, is a town and a spa resort in Bacău County, Romania. The town administers two villages: Cerdac and Cireșoaia.

town in Galați County, Romania

Dărmănești (; ) is a town in eastern Romania, in Bacău County, in the valleys of the Trotuș and Uz rivers. The town is named after one of its leaders, "Dărman" and the earliest reference to the town is from the 16th century. As of 2021, it has a population of 13,069. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Darabani () is a town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania, and is the northernmost town in Romania. It administers three villages: Bajura, Eșanca, and Lișmănița.

Mărășești () is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu, and Tișița.

Hârlău (formerly spelled Hîrlău, ; ; ; or Crolow) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was one of the princely court cities of Moldavia, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the town.

Berești is a town in Galați County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia.

Panciu () is a town in Vrancea County, Romania. It lies on the river Șușița, in the southern part of Western Moldavia, northwest of Focșani. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Sus, Dumbrava, Neicu, and Satu Nou.

Săveni () is a small town located in Botoșani County in the Western Moldavia region in northeastern Romania. The town administers five villages: Bodeasa, Bozieni, Chișcăreni, Petricani, and Sat Nou.

Odobești () is a town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. The town administers one village, Unirea.

Dolhasca () is a town in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. Dolhasca is the eighth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 11,007 inhabitants as of 2021. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. The town administers seven villages, namely: Budeni, Gulia, Poiana, Poienari, Probota, Siliștea Nouă, and Valea Poienei.

Bucecea (; ) is a town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers two villages, Bohoghina and Călinești.

Salcea is a town in Suceava County, in the Western Moldavia region of northeastern Romania, with a population of 9,513. It administers four villages: Mereni, Plopeni, Prelipca, and Văratec. Salcea was declared a town in 2004.

Liteni () is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Liteni is the ninth-largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 8,878 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. The town administers five villages: Corni, Roșcani, Rotunda, Siliștea, and Vercicani.

town in Iași County, Romania

town in Neamț County, Romania

Flămânzi () is a town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers five villages: Chițoveni, Flămânzi (eponymous village), Nicolae Bălcescu, Poiana, and Prisăcani.

Baia (; ; ) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 7,261 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, namely Baia and Bogata. Located on the Moldova River, it was one of the earliest urban settlements in Moldavia.

Agăș is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Agăș, Beleghet, Coșnea, Cotumba, Diaconești, Goioasa, Preluci, and Sulța.

Lespezi is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Buda, Bursuc-Deal, Bursuc-Vale, Dumbrava, Heci and Lespezi.

town in Suceava County, Romania

Murgeni is a town in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It acquired town status in 2003. The town administers six villages: Cârja, Floreni, Lățești, Sărățeni, Schineni, and Raiu.

Faraoani () is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Faraoani and Valea Mare (Nagypatak).

Oituz (formerly Grozești; ) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călcâi (Zöldlonka), Ferestrău-Oituz (Fűrészfalva), Hârja (Herzsa), Marginea, Oituz, and Poiana Sărată (Sósmező).

Cotnari (; , Kottnersberg or Kotnar) is a village and the center of the eponymous commune in Iași County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is located north-west of Iași and south of Hârlău, in a major wine-producing region of Romania, and is famous for the wine variety known as Grasă de Cotnari. Cârjoaia, the forest of Dumbrava Roșie, and other sites in Cotnari are regional tourist spots.

Verești is a commune located in Suceava County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bursuceni, Corocăiești, Hancea and Verești.

Asău is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Apa Asău, Asău, Ciobănuș, Lunca Asău, Păltiniș, and Straja.

commune in Bacău County, Romania

town in Botoșani County, Romania

Stănilești is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bogdana-Voloseni, Budu Cantemir, Chersăcosu, Gura Văii, Pogănești, Săratu and Stănilești.

commune in Botoşani County, Romania

commune in Iași County, Romania

Belcești is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. One of the county's largest communes, with a population of 10,231 as of 2021, it is composed of six villages: Belcești, Liteni, Munteni, Satu Nou, Tansa, and Ulmi.

commune in Bacău County, Romania

Zvoriștea is a commune located in Suceava County, Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is composed of eight villages, namely: Buda, Dealu, Poiana, Slobozia, Stânca, Stâncuța, Șerbănești, and Zvoriștea.

Sascut is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Berești, Conțești, Păncești, Sascut, Sascut-Sat, Schineni, and Valea Nacului.