When was Manoleasa first mentioned in writing?
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There is no firmly sourced first written mention for Manoleasa in the project's data. It collects the dates for localities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova and shows the sources for each.
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Suciu (1967–68), Documenta Romaniae Historica, Wikipedia; the date is the one the project picks
Where was Manoleasa 100 million years ago?
33°–41° N
In the Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still walked the Earth, the ground under Manoleasa lay at 33°–41° north, depending on the plate-tectonic model (the project compares three). Today it is at 48.0° N. It has moved 1,101–1,772 km since.
The latitude band then; today at 48.0° N.
Source: Plate models Müller 2019, Merdith 2021 and PALEOMAP; GeoNames localities (CC BY 4.0)
3Mountains on the horizon
Which mountains can you see from Manoleasa?
0
No summit above 1,000 m is in view from Manoleasa in the project's calculation.
The calculation takes the terrain, the curvature of the Earth and the bending of light into account, out to 450 km, from 30 m above the ground (the roof of a ten-storey block).
Source: Terrain from Mapzen/AWS Terrain Tiles, summits from OpenStreetMap; the calculation is the project's
How far is the sea from Manoleasa?
325 km
The sea is 325 km away in a straight line. Space begins 100 km straight up (the Kármán line), so from Manoleasa space is nearer than the sea.
57% of Romanians live within 325 km of the sea.
The distance starts from a point inside the commune or town.
Source: Natural Earth (public domain), GHSL 2025 population (JRC, CC BY 4.0)
Where do you come out if you dig a tunnel through the Earth from Manoleasa?
1,826 km
Dig a straight tunnel through the centre of the Earth from Manoleasa and after about 12,740 km you come out in the South Pacific Ocean, at 48.0° S, 152.9° W. The nearest land from there is 1,826 km away: the Chatham Islands (New Zealand).
The tunnel passes through no other town: below you there is only rock, then the Earth's core.
Source: Natural Earth (public domain); ellipsoid geometry as in the project
What peak ground acceleration does RTC 18-2026 list for Manoleasa?
0.17 g
For the conventional scenario with a 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, Table A.1 of RTC 18-2026, MDLPA's methodology for drawing up seismic-risk maps (in force from 11 October 2026), lists a peak ground acceleration (PGA) of 0.17 g for Manoleasa. This value describes seismic hazard at locality level; it does not assess the risk or safety of any particular building.
75% of Romanians live in localities where the table gives a higher PGA value; 1% live in localities with the same value.
Source: MDLPA Order 1,037/2026, RTC 18-2026, Annex A, Table A.1 (Official Gazette 771 bis, 11 Sep 2026)
7Castles and manor houses
What is the nearest castle or manor house to Manoleasa?
12 km
The nearest noble residence on Romania's List of Historic Monuments is Conacul Urșianu, in Mihălășeni, 12 km away (sf. sec. XIX). Within 25 km there are 5 residences; within 50 km there are 8 residences.
A conac is the manor house of a boyar or noble, a castle is fortified; a culă is an Oltenian tower house.
Source: List of Historic Monuments (National Heritage Institute), processed by the Castele project
What is the nearest hospital to Manoleasa?
41 km
The nearest hospital with inpatient beds is in Botoșani (1,903 beds), 41 km away in a straight line between the localities' centres. over 99% of Romanians live closer to a hospital.
over 99% of Romanians live closer to a hospital.
A straight line is not the road.
Source: INS: hospital beds (SAN102C, 2024) and population (POP107D, 2023); the calculation is the project's
What is the nearest airport to Manoleasa?
64 km
The nearest of the 17 airports with passenger traffic is Ștefan cel Mare (Suceava), 64 km away in a straight line. 769,408 passengers passed through it in 2025, 5th among the country's airports.
72% of Romanians live closer to an airport.
Passengers are counted on landing and on take-off.
Source: Romanian Airports Association (2025 statistics), OurAirports (public domain); INS 2021 census population