Lețcani

Lețcani
Commune
St. Spiridon Church in Cogeasca
Location in Iași County
Lețcani Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°11′N 27°25′E
Country	Romania
County	Iași
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Stelian Turcu (PNL)
Area	58.55 km^2 (22.61 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	6,845
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	707280
Area code	+(40) 232
Vehicle reg.	IS

Lețcani is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. It is composed of four villages: Bogonos, Cogeasca, Cucuteni and Lețcani.

The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at an altitude of 81 m (266 ft). It lies on the banks of the river Bahlui and its right tributary, the river Voinești; the river Săuzeni flows into the Voinești in Cogeasca.

Among historians and archaeologists, Lețcani is famous as the place where one of the very few known Gothic runic inscriptions was found, on a spindle whorl dated to the 4th century.

Natives

• Sava Caracaș (1890–1945), brigadier general during World War II

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.