About Roman

Is a middle-sized city in the middle area of Moldavia, a region of Romania. It is located 46 km east of Piatra Neamţ, in the Neamţ County at the confluence of Siret and Moldova rivers. It is thought that the name was taken from MoldavianVoivodeRoman I of Moldavia, believed to be its founder. Roman's first son was Alexandru cel Bun.

Notable natives

• Viorica Agarici
• Max (Marcel) Blecher
• Otilia Cazimir
• Sergiu Celibidache
• Michael Cretu
• Gheorghe Flondor
• Virgil Gheorghiu
• Ion Ionescu de la Brad
• Mihail Jora
• Andreea Marin
• Jean Mihail (Mihailovici)

External links

• Photo gallery
• Another photo gallery
• Ziarul de Roman - Local newspaper
• History of Roman Jews