Founding of Berești (1484)

Berești is a town in Galați County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia.

The town is situated in the southern part of the Moldavian Plateau, at an altitude of 140 m (460 ft). It is located in the northeastern part of Galați County, at the junction of county roads DJ242A and DJ242B, about 83 km (52 mi) north of the county seat, Galați, on the border with Vaslui County.

At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 2,473, of which 91.47% were Romanians.

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Gheorghe Becescu-Silvan (1875–1924), writer, politician, and mountaineer
Paul Bujor (1862–1952), zoologist, politician, and writer
Maria Grapini (born 1954), businesswoman and politician

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