Ștefănești
Ștefănești is a small town in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers four nearby villages: Bădiuți, Bobulești, Stânca and Ștefănești-Sat. The town is located near the point where the Bașeu River discharges into the Prut River, on the shore of the Stânca-Costești reservoir.
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Stânca is a border checkpoint with Moldova, connected via the Stânca-Costești Dam to the town of Costești, Moldova. • Illustration — Saint Parascheva Church • Illustration — The Ștefan Luchian Museum
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Key facts
• Type — town • County — Botoșani • Official Name — Ștefănești • Leader Name — Florin Buțura • Leader Term — 2024–2028 • Leader Party — PNL • Elevation — 67 • Area Total — 96.58 • Population Total — auto • Postal Code — 717385 • Area Code — (+40) 02 31 • Website — https: orasulstefanesti-bt.ro/
Demographics
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, Ștefănești has a population of 5,032. At the census from 2011, the town had a population of 5,092; of those, 90.57% were ethnic Romanians and 9.3% ethnic Romani.
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Natives
The painter Ștefan Luchian (1868–1916) was born here, as well as Vlad Onicescu, the father of the mathematician Octav Onicescu (1892–1983). The town is also the birthplace of the Shtefanesht Hasidic dynasty and as such its name is still known in present-day Israel.
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