Iași is the largest city in eastern Romania and the seat of Iași County.
Located in the historical region of Moldavia,
Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life.
The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859,
then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862,
and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918.
Known as The Cultural Capital of Romania, Iași is a symbol in Romanian history.
The historian Nicolae Iorga said "There should be no Romanian who does not know of it".
Still referred to as The Moldavian Capital, Iași is the main economic and business centre of the Moldavian region of Romania.
As of 2014, with 464,711 residents, the Iași urban area is the second most populous in Romania (after Bucharest)
Home to the oldest Romanian university and to the first engineering school,
Iași is one of the most important education and research centres of the country,
and accommodates over 60,000 students in 5 public universities.
Iași is served by the Iași International Airport (IAS) located 8 km east of the city centre.
The airport is the 4th busiest in Romania and offers direct domestic, European,
and Middle Eastern scheduled or charter connections.
After extensive modernization works,
the number of connections and traffic volumes have seen a significant increase, in 2015.
The social and cultural life revolves around the Vasile Alecsandri National Theater (the oldest in Romania),
the Moldova State Philharmonic, the Opera House, the Tătărași Athenaeum,
a famous Botanical Garden (the oldest and largest in Romania),
the Central University Library (the oldest in Romania), the high quality cultural centres and festivals,
an array of museums, memorial houses, religious and historical monuments.
Iaşi features historical monuments, 500-year-old churches and monasteries, contemporary architecture,
many of them listed on the National Register of Historic Monuments.
Notable architecture includes the Trei Ierarhi Monastery, part of the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Site,
or the neo-Gothic Palace of Culture, built on the old ruins of the mediaeval Princely Court of Moldavia.
During World War II and the Communist era many historical buildings in the old city centre (around Union Square area)
were destroyed or demolished, and replaced by International style buildings and also a new mainly Mid-Century modern style.
Civic Centre was built around the Old Market Square (The Central Hall).
Iași is an important economic centre in Romania.
The local and regional economy relies on service sector institutions and establishments.
The most important service sectors are related to education, health care,
banking, research, culture, government and tourism.
3-star hotel averaging €37, 5-star averaging €73 per night.
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