Bârlad
Sign in to saveBârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- municipality
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Vaslui
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Vaslui County
- Romanian subdivision.official_name
- Bârlad
- Romanian subdivision.image_shield
- ROU VS Barlad CoA.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Barlad jud Vaslui.png
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Dumitru Boroș
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2024–2028
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.area_total_km2
- 15
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- International relations
- Twin towns—Sister cities
- Sport
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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.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting the Prut; both reunite at Galați. Along with a maze of narrow and winding streets, Bârlad features several notable modern buildings, including the hospital administered by the Saint Spiridion Foundation of Iași. In the vicinity of the city are the ruins of a Roman camp.