Ruginoasa

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Ruginoasa

Total population

1,546

Elevation283 m

Land area57.83 km²

Coordinates47.24°, 26.85°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ruginoasa is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dumbrăvița, Rediu, Ruginoasa and Vascani.

Geography

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

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

Mihail Sadoveanu

Romanian writer, journalist and politician (1880–1961)

J

János Magyarósy

O

Octavian Nemescu

Romanian composer (1940–2020)

Matei Millo

Romanian playwright and actor

Gheorghe I. Brătianu

Romanian politician and historian

I

Ion Bucan

rugby union player

Ionuț Botezatu

Romanian rugby union player

Visarion Puiu

Romanian Eastern Orthodox bishop (1879–1964)

Alexandru Crețu

footballer

I

Ionuț Bâlbă

Romanian footballer

I

Ioan Arbore

Romanian Major-General during World War II

V

Vasile Vasilenco

Moldovan writer (1926–1977)

Karol Schrötter

Polish officer

M

Mihaela Petrilă

Romanian rower

Alexandru Voitin

Romanian judge (1915-1986)

C

Constantin Ciopraga

Romanian literary critic (1916-2009)

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

Nearby places in Iași

• Rediu
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,413
• Dumbrăvița
  0.9 mi away · pop. 2,260
• Vascani
  2.4 mi away · pop. 488
• Hărmăneștii Noi
  2.5 mi away · pop. 672
• Giurgești
  2.8 mi away · pop. 535
• Boldești
  2.9 mi away · pop. 340
• Heleșteni
  3.1 mi away · pop. 740
• Bărbătești
  3.6 mi away · pop. 165
• Hărmăneasa
  3.7 mi away · pop. 762
• Movileni
  3.8 mi away · pop. 239
• Blăgești
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,385
• Costești
  4 mi away · pop. 1,174

Browse all places in Iași →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.