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Town in Vrancea, Romania
Panciu
(
Romanian pronunciation:
[?pant??ju]
) is a town in
Vrancea County
,
Romania
. It lies on the river ?u?i?a, in the southern part of
Western Moldavia
, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of
Foc?ani
. It has a population of approximately 7,600. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Sus, Dumbrava, Neicu and Satu Nou.
The town is located in the east-central part of the county, on the banks of the
?u?i?a River
. The region is famous for its
white wines
but also for its
sparkling wines
(white, red and rose).
Writer
Ioan Slavici
died in Panciu in 1926, and was buried at the hermitage within
Brazi Monastery
[
ro
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Natives
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Historical population
| Year
| Pop.
| ±%
|
|---|
| 1912
| 2,737
| ?
|
|---|
| 1930
| 6,816
| +149.0%
|
|---|
| 1948
| 4,523
| ?33.6%
|
|---|
| 1956
| 7,679
| +69.8%
|
|---|
| 1966
| 7,948
| +3.5%
|
|---|
| 1977
| 7,766
| ?2.3%
|
|---|
| 1992
| 10,016
| +29.0%
|
|---|
| 2002
| 8,903
| ?11.1%
|
|---|
| 2011
| 7,664
| ?13.9%
|
|---|
| Source: Census data
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