Pașcani

(2020–2024) Marius-Nicolae Pintilie^[1] (PNL)Area75.42 km² (29.12 sq mi)Elevation230 m (750 ft)Highest elevation250 m (820 ft)Lowest elevation210 m (690 ft)Population30,766 • Density410/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal codeArea code(+40) 02 32Vehicle reg.ISWebsitewww.primariapascani.ro

Pașcani (Romanian pronunciation: [paʃˈkanʲ]) is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. As of 2011^[update], it has a population of 33,745. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni.

The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Pașca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel The Place Where Nothing Happened takes place. An important local site is the Church of the Holy Archangels.

Pașcani is a key node in the Căile Ferate Române rail network; its train station serves the CFR main lines 500 and 600.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1930	13,968	—
1948	10,857	−22.3%
1956	15,008	+38.2%
1966	18,689	+24.5%
1977	24,459	+30.9%
1992	44,900	+83.6%
2002	42,172	−6.1%
2011	33,745	−20.0%
Source: Census data

Natives

• Octavian Nemescu
• Visarion Puiu
• Neculai Rățoi
• Mihail Sadoveanu
• Ion Vasilenco

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