Husi

Husi is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Falciu County in the historical location of Western Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, and home of some of the first-rate vineyards of Romania. The town is located on a branch of the Iasi-Galati railway, nine miles west of the Prut River and the frontier with the Republic of Moldova. In 2000, the metropolis's population changed into 33,320, greater than double the 1900 populace of 15,404.

One idea states that Husi became based inside the fifteenth century through a colony of Hussites, from whom its name would had been derived; this has been disputed via renowned students together with Nicolae Iorga and the bishop Melchisedec Stefanescu, who argued that the name of the town is older, originating with the boyar Hus, who owned land within the area. The first record citing the metropolis is a letter of December 17, 1487, sent by using the Prince of Moldavia, Stephen III the Great, to the influential Saxon buyers of Brasov; the text shows that the letter had been sent from Husi. Soon after, Husi have become one of the favourite places of residence of Stephen III, a reality which led to a mentioned upward push in low in cost and political reputation for the subsequent length.