Tecuci is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region
of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right
bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways
from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești. It has 34871 inhabitants, being
the second town in the county. Our town has got a great cathedral
named St. Gorge. Built In 1938 The Cathedral Saint George (Sfantul
Gheorghe) Is A Large Orthodox Church Located Downtown Of Tecuci
City.
The Tecuci Town Museum was established in Tecuci, Romania in 1932
based on the private collections of Mihail Dimitriu and Constantin
Solomon, in a building donated by Teodor Cincu. Until 1934, the
museum was housed in the building of the local commercial high
school. In 1934, the museum acquired the archaeology collection from
Mihai Dimitriu, the first custodian of the institution, and a
coleoptera collection belonging to Professor Alecu Alesînschi (lost
after the 1965 reorganization). In 1974, the museum heritage was
enriched by archaeological finds coming from the campaigns of 1926 -
1951 undertaken by Professor Radu Vulpe and Ecaterina Vulpe in the
site of Poiana-Nicorești (Piroboridava) until then kept in the
deposits of the Bucharest Institute of Archaeology. The present
building is a monument of architecture built in the second half of
the 19th century. The exhibits include pottery from Neolithic (axes,
knives, hand mills, and pottery belonging
to Cucuteni and Criș cultures), from the Bronze Age (Monteoru
culture pottery), the Iron Age (food vessels); jug bearing
god Dionysius' mask, Dacian ornaments and weapons deposits (4th -
3rd centuries BC), the gilded bronze hoard of Callatis (3rd century
BC), glass pot bearing a Greek inscription (4th century) etc. The
museum owns goods listed in the National Cultural Heritage Treasure.
The building housing the museum, which dates to the late 19th
century, is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of
Culture and Religious.
In 1925, the people of Tecuci have built the very first statue in
the world in memory of the hero scouts. “Tecuci Scouts Cohort "Oltea
Doamna" is one of the oldest parties of its kind in the country. It
was founded in 1915, the purple scarf was its distinctive sign and
had 150 members. Its leader was E. Ovid Gheorghel, the commissioner
of the Galati county, and the instructor was V. Berheciu. Among the
associate’s supporters were the political persons Alecu P.
Anastasiu, Nestor Cincu, Ionel Georgiade and others. The remaining
testimonies from the scouts are very impressive. The association
substantially contributed to the national consciousness creation, an
essential factor in the historical times, when the identity and
independence of a nation is in danger. Since 1992, scouts from
different areas of the country (about 20.000 in 26 years) have
arrived to Tecuci where specific the organization activities have
taken place, but also artistic events, fun sports activities, and
obviously the swearing-in ceremony.