Lețcani
Lețcani is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. It is composed of four villages: Bogonos, Cogeasca, Cucuteni and Lețcani.
Lețcani | |
|---|---|
 Location in Iași County | |
  Lețcani Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′N 27°25′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Iași |
| Population (2011)[1] | 6,497 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | IS |
Among historians and archaeologists, Lețcani is famous as the place where one of the very few known Gothic runic inscriptions was found, on a spindle whorl dated to the 4th century.
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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