von Mihald) against those of the Ottoman Empire. Adjud was declared a city in 1948. In 1950 it became the residence of Adjud district from Putna Region, then (after 1952) from Bârlad Region and (after 1956) from the Bacău Region. In 1968, it became a city of Vrancea County, while in 2000 Adjud was declared a municipality. Population According to the 2011 census, Adjud had a population of 14,670. The ethnic structure was: Romanians: 13,734 (93.62%) Roma: 915 (6.23%) Other ethnic groups: 0.09% As to religious makeup, most respondents were of the Orthodox religion (94.92%). The second largest community was the Roman Catholic one, 2.32% of the population. Pentecostals totaled 1.33% while other denominations were represented by less than 1%. Road Adjud municipality is crossed by National Road E 85 for a length of 11 km, from km 226 at the Trotuș River bridge up to km 237, running through downtown for a section of 3 km. It is also crossed by the national road 11A, from the agro-food market towards Onești–Bacău, for a length of 4 km from km 37 + 450 to km 33 + 450. National Road E 85 branches out to Adjudu Vechi, while 11A goes to Bârlad, from km 42 to 46, for a length of 4 km, running in the downtown area for a section of 1.5 km. Notable persons Gheorghe Balș (1868–1934), engineer and art historian Dan Botta (1907–1958), poet, essayist Emil Botta (1911–1977), poet, writer and actor, brother of Dan Botta Minodora Cliveti (1955), politician Elena Dan (1967–1996), opera singer Ion Dichiseanu (1933-2021), actor Angela Gheorghiu (1965), soprano Nelly Miricioiu (1952), soprano References External links Municipality website Populated places in Vrancea County Localities in Western Moldavia Cities in Romania Dacian towns