Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
History
The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce battle in 1476 between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans.
Under the Kingdom of Romania, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County.
Economy
The city was famous for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustard factories.
Climate
Climate in Tecuci is defined as Dfb (Humid continental climate with warm summers), bordering a Dfa (Humid continental climate with hot summers).
Population
At the 2021 census, Tecuci had a population of 32,801. As of the 2011 census, there were 34,871 inhabitants who lived within the city limits.
Natives
Nina Arbore (1888–1942), painter and illustrator
Mihai Berza (1907–1978), historian
Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887–1929), first woman aviator in Romania
Henri Cihoski (1872–1950), politician and general
Vintilă Dongoroz (1893–1976), jurist, lawyer and professor
Alina Gorghiu (b. 1978), lawyer and former president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Calistrat Hogaș (1847–1917), writer Iorgu Iordan (1888–1986), linguist, philologist and communist politician Mihail Manoilescu (1891–1950), publicist, economist, and politician Henri Moscovici (b. 1944), mathematician Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (1833–1898), historian, politician, and academician Gheorghe Petrașcu (1872–1949), painter and academician N. Petrașcu (1859–1944), diplomat, writer, memoirist, publicist, art historian and critic Ion Petrovici (1882–1972), philosopher, essayist, memoirist, writer, orator and politician Theodor Șerbănescu (1839–1901), poet and translator
Museums
Tecuci Town Museum ()
Festivals
Tecuci is the host of several cultural festivals: International Aphorism Festival Costache Conachi Poetry Festival Omătuța traditional folk music festival