Onesti

Onesti is a municipality in Bacau County, Romania, with a populace of 39,172 population. It is located inside the historic place of Western Moldavia. Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzești shape part of Onesti. The town turned into founded as a village on December 14, 1458. At the dying of the Communist leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in March 1965, it changed into renamed Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, however the call was modified again in 1996.

Onesti is placed inside the Trotus Depression at an altitude of 175 m. Borzesti, consistent with legend, turned into the birthplace of Stephen III of Moldavia. It is the web site of the Borzesti Church, which changed into built on his orders in 1493-1494. Borzesti is placed to the northeast of Onești. Under separate administration until 1968, the Borzesti Petrochemical Plant is located there. Saint Nicholas is the client saint of the city, whose inhabitants are predominantly Romanian Orthodox. St. Nicholas Day, 6 December, is the municipal day of Onesti.