Săveni
Săveni | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Botoșani County | |
Săveni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′12″N 26°51′32″E / 47.95333°N 26.85889°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Botoșani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Petru-Relu Târzioru[2] (PSD) |
Area | 58.66 km2 (22.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 6,447 |
| • Density | 109.9/km2 (284.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 715300 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 31 |
| Vehicle reg. | BT |
| Website | primariasaveni |
Săveni (Hungarian: Szöven) is a small town located in Botoșani County in the Western Moldavia region in northeastern Romania. The town administers five villages: Bodeasa, Bozieni, Chișcăreni, Petricani, and Sat Nou.
Near Săveni, at 47°56′2.27″N 26°50′19.58″E / 47.9339639°N 26.8387722°E, there is a 210 metres (690 feet) tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting. The town features two Orthodox churches, the Saint Nicholas Church and the Saint George Church.
The town's main educational centers are the "Școala Gimnazială Nr.1 Săveni" elementary and middle school, with an old decrepit building from the early 1900' which functioned as a Jewish school, and the "Liceul Teoretic Dr. Mihai Ciucă", which is an elementary and high school.
The "Spitalul Orășenesc Săveni" is the local hospital. The old cinema "Patria" was recently rehabilitated with funds and has become a modern "Casă de Cultură". There is an archaeology museum located in the town.
Natives
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 4,953 | — |
| 1948 | 6,470 | +30.6% |
| 1977 | 7,345 | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 8,475 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 8,685 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6,999 | −19.4% |
| 2021 | 6,447 | −7.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
- Cristian Bădiliță (born 1968), theologian and essayist
- Dan Caspi (1945–2017), Israeli academic
- Mihai Ciucă (1883–1969), bacteriologist
- Claudiu Juncănaru (born 1996), footballer
- Sammy Lerner (1903–1989), American songwriter
- Alexandru Țigănașu (born 1990), footballer
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
External links
Media related to Săveni at Wikimedia Commons
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Săveni town hall
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Downtown Săveni
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Săveni hospital
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Săveni museum