Paşcani

Pașcani
Municipality
A part of Pașcani seen from the stairs
Coat of arms
Pașcani Location of Pașcani
Coordinates: 47°14′58″N 26°43′38″E / 47.24944°N 26.72722°E / 47.24944; 26.72722Coordinates: 47°14′58″N 26°43′38″E / 47.24944°N 26.72722°E / 47.24944; 26.72722
Country	Romania
County	Iași County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Dumitru Pantazi
Population (2011 census)
• Total	33,745
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.pascani.ro/

Pașcani (Romanian pronunciation: [paʃˈkanʲ]) is a city in Iași County in the Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. As of 2011^[update], it has a population of 33,745. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca and Sodomeni.

The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Pașca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel The Place Where Nothing Happened takes place. An important local site is the Church of the Holy Archangels.