History ::

• Archaeological diggings certify the existence of human settlements on the today’s territory of Iasi since Paleolithic.
• 1408 – the first documentary attestation of the city
• 1565 – during the second reign of Alexandru Lapusneanu, Iasi became the capital of Moldavia, being at that time an important economical, political and cultural centre.
• 5 January 1859 –colonel Al. I. Cuza becomes the Prince of Moldavia
• After the union of the Romanian Principalities on 24 January 1859, Iasi functioned as the capital of Moldavia until the administrative union in 1862.
• 1860 – Al. I. Cuza founds at Iasi the first university in Romania
• 11 November 1916 – during World War I, the Royal Court, the Parliament and the Romanian Government withdrew from Bucharest to Iasi.

Iasi - general information

• The capital of Iasi county
• Situated in North-Eastern Romania, at 47°10’ Northern latitude and 27°35’ Eastern longitude
• Population: 305.978 inhabitants
• Total surface: 9391,36 hectares
• Climate: temperate continental
• Height: 40 m (Bahlui’s meadow) – 407 m (Paun Hill)
• The second university centre in Romania