History of Bacau

Due to the frequent invasions by foreign armies and plundering by the Tatars in the 17th century, many of its Catholic inhabitants abandoned Bacău and took refuge in Transylvania. But in 1851 the Catholic congregation in the town still spoke, sang, and prayed in Hungarian.

The first paper mill in Moldavia was established in the town in 1851. During World War I and the occupation of Bucharest by the Central Powers, Bacău was the headquarters of the Romanian Army. The town was declared a municipality in