Țiganca

Commune in Cantemir District, Moldova
46°14′N 28°09′E / 46.233°N 28.150°E / 46.233; 28.150Country MoldovaDistrictCantemir DistrictPopulation
 (2014)[1]
 • Total2,596Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Țiganca is a commune in Cantemir District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Ghioltosu, Țiganca and Țiganca Nouă.[2]

A cemetery of the Romanian soldiers fallen in 1941 during the military offensive to retake Bessarabia is located in Țiganca.[3]

Notable people

  • Nina Josu (born 1953), writer and activist
  • Petru Păduraru (born 1946), priest and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia

References

  1. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  3. ^ "Morminte şi opere comemorative româneşti din Republica Moldova ("Romanian Tombs and Memorials in the Republic of Moldova")". Romanian National Office for Heroes' Memory. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

External links

  • Comisia Electorală Centrală a Republicii Moldova - Lista primarilor
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Cities, towns and communes of Cantemir District, Moldova
District seat: Cantemir
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1 As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).


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