Roman, Romania

Roman
Municipality
History Museum in Roman (Nevruzzi House)
Coat of arms
Roman Location of Roman, Romania
Coordinates: 46°55′48″N 26°55′48″E / 46.93000°N 26.93000°E / 46.93000; 26.93000Coordinates: 46°55′48″N 26°55′48″E / 46.93000°N 26.93000°E / 46.93000; 26.93000
Country	Romania
County	Neamț County
Status	Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Dan Laurenţiu Leoreanu (Democratic Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	50,713
• Density	1,685/km2 (4,360/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	romașcan, romașcancă (ro)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariaroman.ro/

Roman (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈroman]; German: Romesmark, Hungarian: Románvásár) is a city with the title of municipality located in the central part of Moldavia, a traditional region of Romania. It is located 46 km east of Piatra Neamț, in Neamț County at the confluence of the Siret and Moldova rivers.

Its name was taken from Moldavian Voivode Roman I of Moldavia, believed to be its founder. Roman's first son was Alexandru cel Bun. From here prince Roman has realized the centralization of Moldavia, Roman city being capital of Lower Country of Moldavia (Romanian: Tara de Jos) .

The earliest mention of the city is in the Novgorod Chronicle (dated between 1387 and 1392). Five years later, the name appeared on a donation deed. The city is mentioned in a Moldavian document, signed by Moldavia's Voivode Roman I, on March 30. The document is one of the first of documents of the then-young state of Moldavia, being the first which holds a fully legible version of the Moldavia seal, bearing the aurochs, the moon, the star, and the flower, still in use on Coat of Arms of Moldova.

Roman became a diocesan see in September 14, 1408, when Alexandru cel Bun established an orthodox bishopric in the city. The representatives of the Catholic population of Roman, shepherded by the Bishop of Baia, attended the Council of Constance in 1412.