 In German it is known as "Bakau", in Hungarian as "Bákó" and in Turkish as "Baka".Similarly to most urban centers in Moldavia, Bacău emerged on a ford that allowed water passage.There is archaeological evidence of human settlement in the centre of Bacǎu (near Curtea Domneascǎ) dating from the 6th and the 7th centuries; these settlements were placed over older settlements from the 4th and the 5th centuries.