Roman, Romania

History

• The earliest appearance of the name can be found in the Novgorod Chronicle, dated between 1387 - 1392.
• 1392 It is mentioned in a Moldavian document.
• 1408 Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good) established a bishopric.
• Stefan cel Mare (Stephan the Great) build a new stone fortress on the left bank of the Siret river, to replace the old earthen fortress.
• 1476 A Turkish army, led by Mohamed II, siege the new fortress; moldavians retreat.
• 1675 The stone fortress is destroyed by Dumitrascu Cantacuzino, as all the other fortresses in Moldavia.
• 1968 Roman, centre of Roman county, the oldest county of Moldavia, became part of the new Neamt communist county, as part of Nicolae Ceausescu's "adminstrative reform."
• 1989 After revolution population has marked Roman county's old borders, but the new regime from Bucharest was against Roman county's reborn.

External links

• http://roman-romania.com (with interesting old photos)
• http://orasulroman.s5.com (only in Romanian)

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