Mărăşeşti (Romanian pronunciation: [mərəˈʃeʃtʲ]) is a small
town in Romania in Vrancea County. It is 20 km (12 mi) north of Focşani. It
administers six villages: Călimăneşti, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu and
Tişiţa. In 1917 during World War I, the Battle of Mărăşeşti between the Kingdom
of Romania and the German Empire was fought near the town. A mausoleum
containing the remains of 5,073 Romanian soldiers was built to commemorate the
Romanian victory. The memorial took architects
George Cristinel and Constantin Pomponiu 15 years to build and was unveiled on
18 September 1938 by King Carol II.
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Târgu Ocna (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ˈokna]) is a
town in Bacău County, Romania, situated on the left bank of the Trotuş River,
an affluent of the Siret, and on a branch railway which crosses the Ghimeş Pass
from Moldavia into Transylvania. Târgu Ocna is built among the Carpathian
Mountains on bare hills formed of rock salt. In fact the English translation of
Ocna is salt mine. Târgu Ocna's main industry is salt production, as it is the
largest provider in Moldavia. Other industries include wood processing, coal
mining, steel producing, and petroleum-based industries.
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