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RAMNICU SARAT (Rimnicu Sdrat) , the capital of the department of Ramnicu Sarat, Rumania; on the railway fromSee also: Buzeu to Focshani, and on the See also: left See also: bank of the Ramnicu, a tributary of the Sereth
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Pop
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(1900) 13,134, about 1500 being Jews
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The See also: town rises from a marshy plain, See also: east of the Carpathians, and west of the cornlands of See also: southern See also: Moldavia
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See also: Salt and petroleum are worked in the mountains, and there is a considerable See also: trade in agricultural produce and preservedmeat
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Ramnicu Sarat was the scene of battles between the Moldavians and the Walachians in 1434 and 1573, and between the Walachians and See also: Turks in 1634
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Here also, in 1789, an Austro-See also: Russian army defeated the Turks
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In 1854 the town was almost destroyed by fire and was rebuilt
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That should be about 3,134 inhabitants in 1900, of whom 1,500 were Jews. --Wikipedia
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