Fokshani

Fokshani, a town of Roumania, near the border-line between Moldavia and Wallachia, is situated in the former province, on the Milkoff, a tributary of the Sereth, 123 miles by rail NE. of Bucharest. There is a considerable river trade with Galatz, especially in grain. Near Fokshani the Turks were defeated by the allied Austrians and Russians on 1st August 1789. Pop. 25,290.