Oneşti
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Downtown Mendoza.jpg Oneşti is a city in Bacău County, Romania with a population of 51,681 inhabitants.
Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzeşti form part of Oneşti. Borzeşti, site of the Borzeşti Church, was the birthplace of Stephen III of Moldavia.
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History
The city was founded as a village on December 14 1458, and it is said that was named after prince Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana, its overlord. At the death of the Communist leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in March 1965, it was renamed Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej but the name was changed back in 1990.
Geography
Oneşti is located in the Tazlău-Caşin Depression at an altitude of 175 m.
Culture
Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of the city, whose inhabitants are predominantly Romanian Orthodox. St. Nicholas Day, 6 December, is the municipal day of Oneşti.
Famed residents
- The 1976 Olympics' most famous athlete, gymnast Nadia Comăneci, was born in Oneşti.
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