Șcheia, Iași
Șcheia is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Căuești, Cioca-Boca, Poiana Șcheii, Satu Nou and Șcheia. It also included Drăgușeni and Frenciugi villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Drăguşeni Commune.
Șcheia | |
|---|---|
 Location in Iași County | |
  Șcheia Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′N 27°31′E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Iași |
| Population (2011)[1] | 3,067 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | IS |
Șcheia is one of the few places in Iași County with a notable history in masonry and stone-cutting (one of Romania's oldest public monuments, the Lions' Obelisk in Iași, is made of Șcheia stone).[2]
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "Cioplitul in piatra", Scheia.ro, retrieved 29 May 2016
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