Hârlău (formerly spelled Hîrlău, ; ; ; or Crolow) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was one of the princely court cities of Moldavia, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the town.
Geography The town is located in the northwestern part of Iași County, at a distance of from Târgu Frumos and from the county seat, Iași. It is situated close to the border with Botoșani County, south of the city of Botoșani.
Hârlău lies on the banks of the Bahlui River. It is crossed by national road , which is part of European route E58. The Hârlău train station is the terminus of the CFR Line 607, which starts at the Iași railway station.
Population The 2011 census counted 10,905 inhabitants, 93.85% Romanians and 6.06% Roma. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 10,349; of those, 76.66% were Romanians and 8.49% Roma. A large Jewish community used to live in Hârlău.
Year Number % of Jews in the General Population1803 784 1838 1,008 1859 1,389 1886 2,254 56.61899 2,718 59.91910 2,023 1930 2,032 22.31941 1,736 18.01942 1,300 1947 1,936 2002 11,268 2011 10,905 2021 10,349
Natives Lucian Boz (1908–2003), literary critic, essayist, novelist, poet, and translator (1869–1943), writer, journalist, and politician Mihail Davidoglu (1910–1987), playwright (born 1946), historian (1895–1976), jurist and politician (1894–1974), Catholic priest Petru Rareș (1483–1546), Prince of Moldavia Mordecai Sandberg (1897–1973), composer and physician
References
External links The General Archive of The History of The Jewish People. RM 160, 164.