Panciu

Town in Vrancea, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Vrancea County

(2020–2024) Nicolai Mărăscu^[1] (PNL)Area

61.85 km² (23.88 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

6,921 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

625300

Vehicle reg.VNWebsitewww.primaria-panciu.ro

Panciu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpant͡ʃju]) is a town in Vrancea County, Romania. It lies on the river Șușița, in the southern part of Western Moldavia, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Focșani. It has a population of approximately 7,600. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Sus, Dumbrava, Neicu and Satu Nou.

The town is located in the east-central part of the county, on the banks of the Șușița River. The region is famous for its white wines but also for its sparkling wines (white, red and rosé).

Writer Ioan Slavici died in Panciu in 1926, and was buried at the hermitage within Brazi Monastery [ro].^[3]

Natives

Stelian Isac
Dan Nica

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1912	2,737	—
1930	6,816	+149.0%
1948	4,523	−33.6%
1956	7,679	+69.8%
1966	7,948	+3.5%
1977	7,766	−2.3%
1992	10,016	+29.0%
2002	8,903	−11.1%
2011	7,664	−13.9%
Source: Census data

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Mănăstirea Brazi". arhiepiscopiabzvn.ro (in Romanian). January 13, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.