Dorohoi
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Dorohoi is a city in the Botoşani County
, Romania
, on the right bank of the Jijia River, which broadens into a lake on the north.
Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavia
n highlands; merchants from the neighboring states flocked to its great fair, held on the June 12. The settlement is first mentioned in documents from 1408, where a treaty was signed between Moldavian voievode, Alexandru cel Bun
, and the King of Poland and Hungary. This suggests that the role of Dorohoi as a commercial center existed long before the founding of the Moldavian state.
Dorohoi used to be the capital of Dorohoi County
, but was degraded to a municipality when Romania lost Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union
. On July 1, 1940, units of the Romanian Army took their anger on the local Jews in a pogrom
. Despite the antisemitic atmosphere of those times, which included antisemitic laws and seizure of Jewish property, these military actions against the Jews were not endorsed by the Romanian Government. When the conspiracy against the Jews was discovered by the military command, troops were sent to end the abuse. http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/c/carmelly-felicia/dorohoi-pogrom.html
In the city there is a church built by Ştefan cel Mare.
The city administers three villages: Dealu Mare, Loturi Enescu and Progresul.
first settled in Dorohoi in the 17th Century. It was set up as a Jewish Guild under Moldavia
. Jews suffered here during World War I.
The Jewish population actually increased after the Holocaust as a result of refugees settling there. In 1947, there were 7,600 Jews living in Dorohoi. Following the establishment of Israel
, the Jewish population of the Dorohoi steadily decreased. In 1956, there were 2,753 Jews. In 1966, there were 1,013. By 2000, there were only 49 Jews left in Dorohoi.
said unusually heavy rain had killed 6 people, most in the town of Dorohoi on the 29th.
According to the census from 2002
there was a total population of 30,949 people living in this city. Of this population, 98.32% are ethnic Romanians, 1.45% ethnic Rroma, 0.12% ethnic Jews
and 0.02% ethnic Ukrainians
.
Botosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, on the right bank of the Jijia River, which broadens into a lake on the north.
Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
n highlands; merchants from the neighboring states flocked to its great fair, held on the June 12. The settlement is first mentioned in documents from 1408, where a treaty was signed between Moldavian voievode, Alexandru cel Bun
Alexandru cel Bun
Alexander cel Bun was a Voivode of Moldavia, reigning between 1400 and 1432, son of Roman I Mușat. He succeeded Iuga to the throne, and, as a ruler, initiated a series of reforms while consolidating the status of the Moldavian Principality....
, and the King of Poland and Hungary. This suggests that the role of Dorohoi as a commercial center existed long before the founding of the Moldavian state.
Dorohoi used to be the capital of Dorohoi County
Dorohoi county
Dorohoi County, with its seat at Dorohoi, was a subdivision of the Kingdom of Romania and located in the region of Moldavia....
, but was degraded to a municipality when Romania lost Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. On July 1, 1940, units of the Romanian Army took their anger on the local Jews in a pogrom
Dorohoi pogrom
On 1 July 1940, in the town of Dorohoi in Romania, Romanian military units carried out a pogrom against the local Jews, during which, according to an official Romanian report, 53 Jews were murdered, and dozens injured. According to the town's Jews, the number of fatalities was between 165 and 200...
. Despite the antisemitic atmosphere of those times, which included antisemitic laws and seizure of Jewish property, these military actions against the Jews were not endorsed by the Romanian Government. When the conspiracy against the Jews was discovered by the military command, troops were sent to end the abuse. http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/c/carmelly-felicia/dorohoi-pogrom.html
In the city there is a church built by Ştefan cel Mare.
The city administers three villages: Dealu Mare, Loturi Enescu and Progresul.
Jews of Dorohoi
JewsJews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
first settled in Dorohoi in the 17th Century. It was set up as a Jewish Guild under Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
. Jews suffered here during World War I.
- There were 600 Jewish families in Dorohoi in 1803.
- 3,031 people in 1859 (roughly half of the population)
- 6,804 in 1899 (more than half of the population)
- 5,800 in 1930s.
The Jewish population actually increased after the Holocaust as a result of refugees settling there. In 1947, there were 7,600 Jews living in Dorohoi. Following the establishment of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, the Jewish population of the Dorohoi steadily decreased. In 1956, there were 2,753 Jews. In 1966, there were 1,013. By 2000, there were only 49 Jews left in Dorohoi.
2010 Romanian floods
The north-eastern town of Dorohoi witnessed 6 deaths during the night of June 28–29 as floods rose to just over 1 metre/3.3 feet in some places. Several roads into Dorohoi remained either washed away or under water. The heavy rain that had been falling for much of the past week in the Balkan country and forecasters have warned that it will continue in northeast Romania until Wednesday morning. The emergency situations spokeswoman Dorina Lupu from Botoşani CountyBotosani County
Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoșani.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km2.*Romanians – – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania...
said unusually heavy rain had killed 6 people, most in the town of Dorohoi on the 29th.
Population
- 1900: 12,701
- 2000: 31,072
- 2006: 31.130 m: 15.067 , f: 16.063
According to the census from 2002
Demographics of Romania
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Romania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
there was a total population of 30,949 people living in this city. Of this population, 98.32% are ethnic Romanians, 1.45% ethnic Rroma, 0.12% ethnic Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
and 0.02% ethnic Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
.