Pădureni

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Pădureni

Total population

1,334

Air quality index

39Good

Land area88 km²

Coordinates46.62°, 28.08°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pădureni is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Căpotești, Davidești, Ivănești, Leoști, Pădureni, Rusca, Todireni and Văleni.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

Romanian fascist politician; leader of the Iron Guard between 1927–1938 (1899–1938)

Ștefan Dimitrescu

Romanian artist (1886-1933)

Bogdan III the One-Eyed

Voivode of Moldavia

Vasile Buhăescu

Romanian footballer

M

Mihai Romilă

Romanian footballer (1950–2020)

Elena Meissner

Romanian feminist

M

Maria Răducanu

Romanian musician

Alexandru Giugaru

actor (1897-1986)

Anton Holban

Romanian writer (1902-1937)

Desley Boyle

Australian politician

M

Mihaela Popa

Member of the Senate of Romania

Z

Zvi Guttman

Romanian rabbi

C

Cristina Grigoraș

Romanian rower

A

Aurel D. Broșteanu

Romanian judge (1904-1984)

Constantin Codrescu

Romanian actor

D

Dan Mihai Marian

Romanian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pădureni

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Horse-chestnut Leafminer

Cameraria ohridella

Seen 2026-08-14

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-07-19

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-06-21

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-06-21

European Badger

Meles meles

Seen 2026-06-21

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

Seen 2026-06-21

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Seen 2026-06-21

Cardinal Butterfly

Argynnis pandora

Seen 2026-06-21

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).