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FOKSCHAN

Volume 9 · 51 words · 1860 Edition

or Fokschani, a town of European Turkey, on the Milcov, 92 miles N.N.E. of Bucharest. It consists of two parts, one of which belongs to Wallachia, the other to Moldavia; and has a considerable trade in cattle, corn, and other agricultural produce. Good wine is produced in the vicinity. Pop. 6000.