Războieni
Commune
Războieni Monastery
Războieni Monastery
Location in Neamț County
Location in Neamț County
Războieni is located in Romania
Războieni
Războieni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°05′35″N 26°33′22″E / 47.093°N 26.556°E / 47.093; 26.556
CountryRomania
CountyNeamț
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sebastian-Bogdan Țarălungă (PSD)
Area
22.19 km2 (8.57 sq mi)
Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,879
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
617375
Vehicle reg.NT
Websitewww.comunarazboieni.ro

Războieni is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Borșeni, Războieni, Războienii de Jos, Valea Albă, and Valea Mare.

The commune is located in the central-east part of the county, on the banks of the river Valea Albă. It is situated 29 km (18 mi) southeast of Târgu Neamț and 30 km (19 mi) northeast of the county seat, Piatra Neamț. Războieni is crossed by the county road DJ208G, which connects it to the south to Dragomirești, Ștefan cel Mare, and Girov (where it ends in DN15D) and to the east to Tupilați.

1476 Battle of Valea Albă

The Battle of Valea Albă, also known as the Battle of Războieni, took place at Războieni on July 26, 1476, between the Moldavian army of Stephen the Great and the invading Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who won the day.

The Războieni Monastery is located in the village of Valea Albă. The monastery's Holy Archangel Michael Church was built by Stephen the Great to commemorate that battle, 20 years later. Dedicated on November 8, 1496, the church rests on a sanctuary holding the remains of the Moldavian soldiers fallen there.[2][3]

Natives

References

  1. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ↑ Sofronia, Dan (August 9, 2020). "Mănăstire-unicat în România, zidită pe osemintele dintr-o groapă comună. Cine a ctitorit-o când "Cu voia Domnului au fost înfrânți creștinii de păgâni"". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Războieni – biserica ridicată pe oasele oștenilor lui Ștefan". www.crestinortodox.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 24, 2021.
Archangels' church at Războieni Monastery
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