The European Schools Newspaper April issue | Page 11
”George Tutoveanu” School, Bârlad, Romania
Reporters: 2nd grade learners
Editor: Mrs. Adina Stratulat, primary school teacher
Issue 3 - APRIL 2015
Mrs. Mihaela Teodorescu, English teacher
Bârlad (Romanian pronunciation: [bɨrˈlad] is a
city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of
the Bârlad River, which waters the high plains of
eastern Moldavia.
Barlad is a lovely little Romanian town,
situated in Moldavia, near the most important town of
the region, Iaşi. Any Barlad History guide would have
to start with some of the earliest historical ages as
archeological discoveries placed this small town at the
beginning of man’s historical evolution. Therefore,
there are remnants starting with the Paleolithic Age,
while the Neolithic, the Bronze and the Iron Age are
very well represented by all sorts of tools and objects
preserved till present day. Anyone who is interested
can see them in the town’s museum called Vasile
Parvan Museum.
The first document attesting the existence of
Barlad dates from the Medieval Age, more precisely
from 28th June 1401, when the Moldavian ruler
Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Benevolent) issues
an act of ownership among whom there is also a squire
named Negrea of Barlad. This town became really
important during the reign of Ştefan cel Mare (Stephan
the Great) as the High Steward of the Moldavian region
had his residence here. Furthermore, the Chancellery
of the Moldavian Region under the reign of Ştefan cel
Mare was Barlad as well. Not to mention the fact that
the Moldavian ruler also had a large fortification built
in Barlad to protect his country against the attacks of
the Ottoman Empire which was expected to counterattack after the defeat at Vaslui. The development of
the town was sometimes impeded by the many attacks
of the Ottomans, the Polish, or the Tartars.
Bârlad features a total number of 43 school
units, of which 23 kindergartens, 12 primary and
secondary schools, 4 high schools, one vocational
school, one music and arts school, an orphanage for
preschool children and one for school children.
All these units are subordinated to the
Romanians Ministry of Education.
The four high schools in Bârlad are Colegiul
National ”Gheorge Roșca Codreanu” (”Gheorghe
Roșca Codreanu” National College) - the only national
college in the county of Vaslui, Liceul Teoretic ”Mihai
Eminescu” (”Mihai Eminescu” Theoretical High
School), Grupul Scolar Industrial ”Alexandru Ioan
Cuza” (”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Industrial High School)
and Liceul
Pedagogic
”Ioan
Popescu” (”Ioan
Popescu” Pedagogical High School).
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