BERLAD  , the

capital of the department of . Tutova, Rumania, on the river Berlad, which waters the high plains of Eastern Moldavia . Pop . (1900) 24,484, about one-fourth of whom are Jews . At Berlad the railway from Jassy diverges, one branch skirting the river Sereth, the other skirting the Pruth; both reunite at Galatz . Among a maze of narrow and winding streets Berlad possesses a few good modern buildings, including a fine hospital, administered by the St Spiridion Foundation of Jassy . Berlad has manufactures of soap and candles, and some trade in timber and farm-produce, while the annual horse-fairs are visited by dealers from all parts of the country . In the vicinity are traces of a Roman camp .