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Galați is located in southeastern Romania. Its coordinates are latitude 45 ° 27 'north and longitude 28 ° 02' east. Its area is 246.4 square kilometers (95.1sqmi). Galați lies in the southern part of the Moldavian Plateau on the left (west) bank of the Danube river at the junction of the Siret River (west) and the Prut River (east), near Lake Brates. It is 80 kilometers (50mi) from the Black Sea. The nearest town is Brăila, 15 kilometers (9.3mi) to the south. Galați is built on three geological terraces. One lies beneath "Valley City", with elevations between 5 and 7 metres (16 and 23ft). The other two, which make a fan shape, have elevations of 20–25 meters (66–82ft) (the site of the old town, now the city centre) and 40 meters (130ft) (the site of the modern city) respectively. The Danube river is considered the "life-blood" of Galați. The Danube is the second longest river in Europe 2,850km [1,770mi]), with an average flow of 6,199 cubic meters (218,900cuft) per second in the Galați section. After the Siret River, the largest tributary in Romania, joins the Danube, the flow is 210 cubic meters per second (7,400cuft/s). After the Prut River joins the Danube, the flow becomes 86 cubic meters per second (3,000cuft/s). The Danube river flows have significant seasonal variation. The maximum flows occur in May; 18,000–19,000m3/s or 640,000–670,000cuft/s. The minimum flows occur during the summer; 2,000–2,450m3/s or 71,000–87,000cuft/s.
The Galați River is a right tributary of the river Ampoi in Romania. It discharges into the Ampoi in Galați.
Due to unrest in this part of Europe, Galați port became a site for the construction of large warships. Abbot Boskov, a Romanian traveller, stated:
Galați (Romanian pronunciation:[ɡaˈlat͡sʲ](listen); also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River.[4][5] In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 249,432 residents,[1] making it the 8th most populous city in Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați and the naval shipyard.
Galați () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galați.
Constructorul Galați was a football team from Galați, Galați County, Romania.
FCM Galați and CSU Galați merged, the second one being absorbed by the first one. After the merge FCM Galați was renamed as Dunărea CSU Galați.
Oțelul has many supporters in Galați and Galați County, but also in the region of southern Moldavia. Oțelul Galați has many ultras groups such as: Steel Boys, Ultra Sud, Sidexplozia, SCOG and New Order. Regular fans that are not affiliated to any ultras groups can join the Liga Suporterilor Gălăţeni 1993 (The Galați Supporters League 1993) organization. After the 2016 dissolution of the club, Oțelul fans from the aforementioned groups founded Suporter Club Oțelul Galați and enrolled the team in the Liga IV; this action saved the club from a final disappearance, and their actions proved the attachment of the fans to "the red, white and blue" side.
The bitter rivals of Oțelul Galați are Dacia Unirea Brăila, who they face in a competition known as "Derby-ul Dunării de Jos" ("The Lower Danube Derby"). Any Galați–Brăila match is considered a derby, taking this term from a regional derby in the early years of football. Another important local rivalry is against Dunărea Galați, a club born from the breakup of Oțelul. A much newer rivalry is one against FC Vaslui. At a national level Oțelul had important rivals over time, but most of them were conjuncture rivals such as: Steaua București, Dinamo București or Rapid București, especially in the 1990s, with later isolated episodes and Politehnica Timișoara between 2010 and 2011, when the two teams were fighting for the national title.
The "Galați"-class cargo ship is a class of cargo ship built at the Galați shipyard in Galați, Romania that entered service with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the early 1970s. A total of two ships were delivered to China and both are capable of carrying 3750 tons of cargo and 250 tons of fuel.
After World War II, Galați was rebuilt along communist lines. The town's population was about 80,000. In 1956, a proposal to join Brăila and Galați was made and the building of a speed tram pier was proposed with a Swiss company. The plans never materialized. Construction of the Galați steel works began in 1960 and the plant opened in 1966. The population at this time was 151,000. In 1971, the Făurei – Galați railway capacity was increased, and, in 1982, it was electrified.
Fotbal Club Metalosport Galați, commonly known as Metalosport Galați, was a Romanian professional football club based in Galați, Romania.
The beach is located in south-west Galați. Popular in the summer, it has two large pools and three smaller pools for children, each with a slide. There is a beach, some restaurants and shower facilities.
CS Arcada Galați, is a volleyball club based in Galați, Romania, that competes in the CEV Cup.
In the late 1920s, economic hardships (affected by the economic crisis) led to the dissolution of most of the 20 clubs that had existed. At one time only three clubs took part in the district championship: DVA, Gloria, and Șoimii. In 1927, these latter two clubs, which had been founded as neighbourhood teams in Galați, merged as Gloria Şoimii. In 1932, at the initiative of the railroad workers, Gloria Şoimii and CFR Galați (the Galați railway football club) merged as Gloria CFR Galați.
Historically Galați is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the "ad hoc Divan" at Iași, in the wake of the Crimean War.
Prior to 1938 what is now eastern Galați was the separate Covurlui County (Județul Covurlui).
From 1938 to 1945 Galați was part of Ținutul Dunării (Megacounty Dunării).
In 1955, the Institute for Food Industry of Bucharest was also transferred at Galați. This higher education institutions was to become in 1957 the Polytechnical Institute of Galați. The College of Education, founded in 1959 consisted of five faculties: Languages, Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, Natural Sciences and Sports. The two higher education institutions, the Polytechnical Institute and the College of Education, merged in 1974 and formed the University of Galați. In 1991, the University was renamed "Dunărea de Jos" ("Lower Danube") University, after the historical name of the area around the city of Galați.
After the dissolution of the club, Oțelul supporters founded a new association called Asociația Suporter Club Oțelul Galați and registered it to compete in Liga IV. On 19 July 2016, ASC Oțelul Galați was officially born with the objective of continuing the tradition of Oțelul and of football in Galați.
Football spread to Romania shortly before 1900, appearing in the cities of Arad and Bucharest. It arrived in Galați about 10 years later, through foreign trade companies and offices in the city, and the efforts of Officer Vladovici, a career soldier who had studied in France and brought football game regulations and equipment to Galați. The first games took place , when Vladovici's team from the 3rd Artillery Regiment played groups of English sailors stationed in the harbor. A year later, the Cavalry Regiment of Galați established a second team in the city. This led to the organization of several football matches, and the press highlighted the fact that matches were also possible with the sailors from British naval ships present in the Port of Galați. The students of Vasile Alecsandri High School (LVA) formed a team in 1919. A year later, emigrants from Turkey, Greece or Armenia set up (with support of the bourgeoisie) the teams of Olimpia and Niki, consisting largely of players coming from Italy, Greece and Turkey, where football was much more developed as a sport. A benchmark match took place on 7 May 1921, in an exhibition game ("sports propaganda"), when Triumf București defeated Internaționala Galați (a temporary team of foreign players established in Galați) 2–1. In the same year, the team of HMS "Ladybird" defeated Internaționala Galați 6–2. Though there were too few teams for organized competitions, inter-city matches intensified with Brăila, Tulcea, and Reni. There were also continuing matches with local teams Internaționala, Niki, Olimpia, Şoimii Dacia, Atlas and LVA, as well as military teams.
The Galați shipyard (), formally Damen Shipyards Galați, is a shipyard located on the Danube in Galați, a city located in the Moldavia region of Romania.
The Port of Galați is the largest port and sea port on the Danube River and the second largest Romanian port. Located in the city of Galaţi, the port is an important source of revenue for the city because many large international companies have established there. 
The Galați steel works (), formally ArcelorMittal Galați and formerly Sidex Galați, is a steel mill in Galaţi, Romania, the country's largest.
Dunărea Galați was a Romanian professional football club from Galați, Galați county, south-east Romania, founded in 1970. The club was dissolved in 2014.
The Galați County Prefecture () is a building in Galați, Romania, housing the offices of the Galați County prefect. It is located at Strada Domnească, nr. 56.
Fotbal Club Universitatea Galați, commonly known as Universitatea Galați, or simply U Galați, is a Romanian women's football club based in Galați, Galați County, Romania. The team was founded in 2015 and promoted to Liga I at the end of the 2017–18 season, as the winner of the first series of the Liga II.
In 1919, a high school for Jewish students opened. A first air race between Galați and Bucharest was held in 1926. The 1930 Romanian census recorded 100,000 residents in Galați. After Bucharest, Chișinău, Iași and Cernăuți, Galați was Romania's fifth city. In 1938, the Ținutul Dunării de Jos (Lower Danube Land) was established.