Brăhășești Explained

Type:commune
County:Galați
Population Total:auto
Brăhășești
Coordinates:46.05°N 48°W

Brăhășești is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 7,692 people. It is composed of four villages: Brăhășești, Corcioveni, Cosițeni and Toflea.

At the 2011 census, 68.3% of inhabitants were Roma and 31.7% Romanians.

In 2019 the social affairs officer of the German city of Hagen concluded that some 4500 Roma had moved there since 2014. According to the statement, about half of the population of Toflea had migrated to Hagen.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/tausende-zugezogene-seit-2014-halbes-rumaenisches-dorf-zieht-nach-hagen-so-hilft-die-stadt-bei-der-integration_id_10523188.html Thomas Hauser: "Halbes rumänisches Dorf zieht nach Hagen: So hilft die Stadt bei der Integration"