Similarly to most urban centers
in Moldavia, Bacău emerged on a ford that allowed water passage. Colonists
played a significant role in the development of the town. Archaeological finds,
some surface or semi-buried dwellings from the second half of the 15th century,
suggest that Hungarians started to settle in the region after 1345–1347 when
the territory was under the control of the king of Hungary. They mainly
occupied the flat banks of the river Bistriţa. Discoveries of a type of
14th-century grey ceramic that has also been found in Northern Europe also
suggests
