Vaslui
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Vaslui is the capital city of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania.
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History
The first appearance of the city of Vaslui is in 1435, when Ilies becomes a voivode of Moldavia. In 1439 and 1440 the tatars invaded Moldavia and the city was burnt. In 1475, Moldavian Prince, Ştefan cel Mare, won his greatest victory against the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
There once existed a fairly large Jewish community. However, waves of pogroms, the Holocaust, and emigration during the communist era eliminated their population.