Târgu Frumos

History

During World War II, in March and May 1944, this area was the scene of the two Battles of Târgu Frumos, part of the First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive. According to the 1930 census, 1,608 Jews lived in Târgu Frumos. In the fall of 1940, all Jewish men, from 18 to 50 years old, were subjected to forced labor. Many were sent to the work camp Tudoreni-Rechita, situated in Botoșani County, while others were deported to Transnistria. Târgu Frumos was also a 24-hour stop of the "Death train" going to the Călărași camp. On July 1, 1941, when the train arrived in Târgu Frumos, 654 bodies were removed from the train and transported to the local Jewish cemetery where they were buried.

Most-observed species

• Ragweed

  Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
  79
• Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur

  Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
  70
• Walnut Blister Mite

  Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
  68
• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  57
• Common Amaranth

  Amaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
  56
• Canadian Fleabane

  Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  54
• Marsh-elder

  Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. · Magnoliopsida
  48
• Locust Digitate Leafminer

  Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
  45

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2021-08-01
  3 km W of Vulture?ti, Romania
• M 4.4 — 2020-10-29
  3 km ESE of Negre?ti, Romania
• M 4.4 — 2011-06-24
  3 km SE of Ostra, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2005-02-13
  2 km N of Or??eni-Deal, Romania