County description
“Vrancea, the country of natural wonders, the country of old stories, the country of the ancestral song and of the poem that has no comparison in any Romanian land, is the most beautiful part of the Carpathian depression”. (V.P. Arbore) The land with rich forests Varancha, as it has been...
Tourism
Dear traveller, If you want to visit the wonderful lands of Vrancea, for knowing its valuable traditions and the traditional crafts and for being overwhelmed by the beauty of these places blessed by God, we are inviting you to stop for a while on the lands where Miorița was...
Economy
On July 1, 2017, the statistical data regarding the population residing in the county are as follows: total persons = 387.994. Cities: Focșani (municipality – the county seat - 93.005 inhabitants) Adjud (municipality - 20.357 inhabitants) Marasesti - 13.452 inhabitants Panciu - 9.261 inhabitants Odobeşti - 9.661 inhabitants Unemployment rate...
History
Vrancea County was certified for the first time in a Latin letter of 2 July 1431 (this document was found by Constantine C. Giurescu historian), in which the Transylvanian voivode, Ladislau Apor, announces the judge of Braşov that Alexandru cel Bun concentrated troops towards Putna vs. Puttnam. Voivode Apor learned...
Culture and traditions
Pastoral Vrancea is the owner of the old traditional folk crafts: shepherd, smoked curd, wood carving (the small cooperage, the patterns and the puppets of the curd, trinities, the household objects), the pottery, woven canvas, fabric, woven towels, sewing/ embroidery of the popular costumes, folk instruments makers (flute, cavalry, penny...