Șcheia, Iași

Șcheia is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Căuești, Cioca-Boca, Poiana Șcheii, Satu Nou and Șcheia. It also included Drăgușeni and Frenciugi villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Drăgușeni Commune.

Șcheia
Location in Iași County
Șcheia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°56′N 27°31′E
Country Romania
CountyIași
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,067
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.IS

Șcheia is one of the few places in Iași County with a notable history in masonry and stone-cutting (one of Romania's oldest public monuments, the Lions' Obelisk in Iași, is made of Șcheia stone).[2]

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "Cioplitul in piatra", Scheia.ro, retrieved 29 May 2016
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