Iași is one of the largest cities and a municipality
in Romania. Located in the Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of
the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life.
The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859,
then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania
from 1916 to 1918.
Known as The Cultural Capital of
