Botoșani [Romanian pronunciation:[botoˈʃanʲ]] (Hungarian:Botosány, Polish:Botoszany, German:Botoschan) is the capital city of Botoșani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania. Today, it is best known as the birthplace of many celebrated Romanians, including Mihai Eminescu, Nicolae Iorga and Grigore Antipa.