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Cotnari
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.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Iași
- Romanian subdivision.name
- Cotnari
- Romanian subdivision.image_skyline
- Biserica Cuvioasa Parascheva din Cotnari1.jpg
- Romanian subdivision.image_caption
- Saint Paraskeva Church in Cotnari
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Cotnari jud Iasi.png
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Iași County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Vasile Crețu
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- PSD
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2020–2024
- Romanian subdivision.elevation
- 145
- Romanian subdivision.area_total
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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.
The commune is composed of eleven villages: Bahluiu, Cârjoaia, Cireșeni, Cotnari, Făgăt, Hodora, Horodiștea, Iosupeni, Lupăria, Valea Racului, and Zbereni.
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