city, Neam&tsubcomma; jude&tsubcomma; (county), northeastern Romania, situated at the confluence of the Moldova and Siret rivers. It was founded by Roman Mu&ssubcomma;at, ruling prince of Moldavia (1392–94); he referred to it as “our town of Roman” in a letter of 1392. It developed as a small trading settlement on the Siret valley route between Suceava, to the northwest, and the Danube ports.
During the reign of Alexander (Alexandru) the Good, a diocesan residence was located there; among its bishops was the scholar Dosoftei, whose translation of the Psalter (1673) was the first work in Romanian in verse. Among the city's attractions are a 16th-century cathedral; the church of Precista Mare (founded in the 16th century by Princess Ruxandra, wife of Prince Alexandru Lăpu&ssubcomma;neanu); the remains of the fortifications of Prince Roman Mu&ssubcomma;at, which stand on the Cetă&tsubcomma;uia Plateau, and the Museum of History (1957). In addition to a long-established sugar refinery, the city has a pipe- and tube-rolling mill and a building materials factory. Pop. (1997 est.) 82,211.
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