Onești

For other uses, see Onești (disambiguation).

Onești
Municipality
View from Trotuș Hotel
Flag Coat of arms
Onești Location of Onești
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Bacău County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Alexandru Cristea (acting) (UNPR)
Population (2011)
• Total	39,172
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.onesti.ro/

Onești (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈneʃtʲ]) is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 39,172 inhabitants.

Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzești form part of Onești. Borzești, site of the Borzești Church, was the birthplace of Stephen III of Moldavia.

History

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1956	11,253	—
1966	35,663	+216.9%
1977	41,738	+17.0%
1992	58,810	+40.9%
2002	51,681	−12.1%
2011	39,172	−24.2%
Source: Census data

The city was founded as a village on December 14, 1458, and it is said that was named after prince Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana, its overlord. At the death of the Communist leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in March 1965, it was renamed Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, but the name was changed back in 1996.

Geography

Onești is located in the Trotuș Depression at an altitude of 175 m.

Culture

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of the city, whose inhabitants are predominantly Romanian Orthodox. St. Nicholas Day, 6 December, is the municipal day of Oneşti.

Natives

• Diana Chelaru, gymnast
• Nadia Comăneci, gymnast
• Loredana Groza, singer
• Ana Maria Pavăl, amateur wrestler

Twin towns and sister cities

• Strășeni, Moldova (2015)