Galați in the Moldavia region
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Galați is a city in
Moldavia ,
Romania near
Brăila . It is the capital of
Galați County . Galati is the largest port town on the
Danube River and the second largest in Romania. In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 231,204 residents, making it the
seventh most populous city in Romania. Galați is a major economic centre based around the
Port of Galați ,
naval shipyard , a steel plant and mineral exports.
After world war II, Galati was rebuilt along communist lines. The town’s population was about 80,000. In 1952, Galati became “resident”. In 1956, a proposal to join Brăila and Galați was made and the building of a speed tram pier was planned with a Swiss company. Construction of the Galati steel plant began in 1965 and the plant opened in 1967. The population at this time was 156,000. In 1971, the Făurei -Galați railway capacity was increased.
Galaţi University © flickr.com - Felix O/cc-by-sa-2.0
Galati plans to build a third port for light craft at a location past the ferry building. In 2005, Galați ranked in the top two cities in Romania for green space per capita. Urban planning and maintenance activities are governed by the “Public Administration Public Domain Galați”. Galați has the largest iron and steel plant in Romania, the ArcelorMittal Galați, 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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City of Galați ,
romaniatourism.com – Galați ,
Port of Galați ,
Galați University and
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