History of Botosani

Some of the most famous Romanian cultural representatives such as Mihai Eminescu, Romania's national poet, Stefan Luchian, famous painter, and Nicolae Iorga, the famous Romanian historian, were born in Botosani. Contemporary poet Maria Baciu also hails from Botoșani.

It is also the location of A.T. Laurian National College, one of Romania's oldest (founded 1859) and most prestigious pre-university educational institutions