Galați

County Seat
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Coats of arms
§ Galați   is the capital city of Galați County, in the historical region of Western
Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part
of Moldavia's existence. In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 249,432 residents, making it the 8th most populous city in
Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel mill in
Romania, Galați steel works.
§    Etymology
§ The name Galați is derived from the Cuman word galat. This word is ultimately borrowed from the Persian word ‫الت‬///‫ک‬ kalat,
"fortress".       
 Other etymologies have been suggested, such as the Serbian galac. However, the galat root appears in nearby toponyms, som
e of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălățui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -
ui suffix for "water". Another toponym in the region is Galicia, with its town of Halych, locally associated with the jackdaw (Kawka
, Halka). Before the Mongol invasion of Rus, Galați was known as Malyi Halych (Little Halych) as part of the Kingdom of
Galicia–Volhynia.
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Location
in Galați County
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The first seal of the Galați fair

- 15th century
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        World War I
    Galați remained under Romanian control during World War I.
Romanian soldiers fought alongside those of Russia against the army of the Ce
ntral Powers. Galați was bombed by retreating Russian troops in January 1918.
          Interwar period
     In 1919, a high school for Jewish students opened.
A first air race between Galați and Bucharest was held in 1926. The 1930
Romanian census recorded 100,000 residents in
Galați. After Bucharest, Chișinău, Iași and Cernăuți,
Galați was Romania's fifth city. In 1938, the Ținutul Dunării
de Jos (Lower Danube Land) was established.
         World war II
   During World War II, Galați was bombed by the Soviet
Air Forces and Luftwaffe. The railway station, inaugurated on
13 September 1872, was destroyed as were many other historic buildings and 
most of the old town. On 27 August 1944,
Galați was captured by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front
in the course of the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive.
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Galați in 1826
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Communist period (1947–1989)

    Post war rebuilding
  After World War II, Galați was rebuilt
along communist lines. The town's
population was about 80,000. In 1956,
a proposal to join Brăila and Galați was
made and the building of a speed tram
pier was proposed with a Swiss
company. The plans never
materialized. Construction of
the Galați steel works began in 1960
and the plant opened in 1966. The
population at this time was 151,000. In
1971, the Făurei – Galați railway
capacity was increased, and, in 1982,
it was electrified.
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Places of interest

Lambrinidi House Administrative Palace
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Fortified
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of the "Holy Virgin"
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Botanical Garden Public Garden

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Visual Arts Museum Galați History Museum

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Galați steel works in 2006.

Galați has the largest iron

and steel plant in Romania,
the Galați steel works, which
was state-owned until 2001. It
is still commonly referred to
as "Sidex", its old name.
Romania's largest
shipyard is located in Galați. It
benefits from easy access to
the Black Sea and from its co-
location with the Mittal Plant.
Galați is also
a border checkpoint to
Moldova.
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z building of the University of Galați

The main
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Presentation made by Pavel Iustin Mihail

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and Vizinteanu Iustin
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