Răcăciuni

Răcăciuni (Hungarian: Rekecsin) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ciucani, Fundu Răcăciuni, Gheorghe Doja, Gâșteni, Răcăciuni and Răstoaca.

For the river in Bacău County, see Răcăciuni (river).
Răcăciuni
Commune
Răcăciuni town hall
Răcăciuni town hall
Location in Bacău County
Location in Bacău County
Răcăciuni is located in Romania
Răcăciuni
Răcăciuni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°20′N 27°00′E
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Lucian Cheța (PSD)
Area
81.79 km2 (31.58 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
7,069
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
607480
Vehicle reg.BC
Websitewww.comunaracaciuni.ro

The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, on the right back of the Siret River, next to the Răcăciuni dam and reservoir. The river Răcăciuni flows through the commune, reaching there the Siret.

Răcăciuni is crossed by the DN2 road, which connects the county seat, Bacău, to Focșani and forms part of the European route E85. On the eastern side of the commune is the Răcăciuni railway station, serving the Căile Ferate Române Line 500 that runs from Bucharest to Focșani, Bacău, and on north to the Ukrainian border. The A7 and A13 motorways, the latter which would serve as a connection between Western Moldavia and Southern Transylvania, are planned to meet on the south-eastern side of the commune.[2][3]

At the 2011 census, 91.12% of inhabitants were ethnic Romanians, 4.36% Hungarians and 1.78% Roma. At the 2002 census, 51.3% were Roman Catholic, 47.7% Romanian Orthodox, 0.6% Seventh-day Adventist and 0.4% Pentecostal.

During the interwar period, the commune was the seat of Plasa Răcăciuni.[4]

References
  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. "Ivancea: CNAIR a ales pentru autostrada A13 Bacău-Brașov varianta cea mai scurtă, ieftină şi prietenoasă cu mediul". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. "Ivancea propune CNAIR două variante de traseu pentru autostrada A13 Bacău - Brașov". Ziarul de Bacău (in Romanian). 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. "Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Bacău". romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved August 2, 2021.
The DN2 road entering the village of Gheorghe Doja
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