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Ciuhur
The Ciuhur is a left tributary of the river Prut in northwestern Moldova. L. Chirică Its source is near the town Ocnița, and it flows through the villages Mihălășeni, Ocnița, Mihălășeni, Grinăuți-Raia, Bîrlădeni, Ruseni, Edineț, Ruseni, Parcova, Cupcini, Stolniceni, Edineț, Stolniceni, Pociumbăuți, Pociumbeni, Horodiște, Rîșcani, Horodiște and Văratic, Rîșcani, Văratic. It discharges into the Stânca-Costești Dam, Lake Stânca-Costești, which is drained by the Prut, near Costești, Moldova, Costești. References Rivers of Moldova Tributaries of the Prut {{Moldova-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prut
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; , uk, Прут) is a long river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube. In part of its course it forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine. Characteristics The Prut originates on the eastern slope of Mount Hoverla, in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast). At first, the river flows to the north. Near Yaremche it turns to the northeast, and near Kolomyia to the south-east. Having reached the border between Moldova and Romania, it turns even more to the south-east, and then to the south. It eventually joins the Danube near Giurgiulești, east of Galați and west of Reni, Ukraine, Reni. Between 1918 and 1939, the river was partly in Poland and partly in Greater Romania (Romanian: ''România Mare''). Prior to World War I, it served as a border between Romania and the Russian Empire. After World War II, the river once again denoted a border, this time between Romania and the Soviet Union. Nowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupcini
Cupcini () is a village in Edineț District Edineț () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Edineț. The other major city is Cupcini. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 82,900. Geography The district is bordered by Briceni District to th ..., Moldova. Two villages are administered by the town, Chetroșica Veche and Chiurt. History Between 1958 and 1990 it was called Kalininsk. Notable people * Alexandru Oleinic * Nikita Vinitski * Alexander Kovalchuk Gallery File:Stamp of Moldova 079.gif, The treasure of Chetroșica (3rd century BC). Discovered in 1994 near the village Chetroșica References Cities and towns in Moldova Edineț District {{Edineț-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stânca-Costești Dam
The Stânca–Costești Dam ( ro, Barajul Stânca–Costești) is a dam on the Prut River and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești (Moldova) and Stânca (Romania). History The basic Romanian-Soviet agreement on its construction was ratified in 1972. Built between 1974 and 1978, the Stânca Costești Lake was a USSR-Romanian project. The lake is the reservoir for a hydro power station. The main goal of building this power station was to protect villages down the Prut river from annual floods. The 1970 floods in Romania were the worst in modern Romanian history in loss of life. On 5 November 1978 the Stânca-Costești Hydroelectrical Plant on the Prut was inaugurated. Romania was represented by Ion Iliescu, the then-Minister of Electric Power Trandafir Cocîrlă, and Chairman Florin Iorgulescu of the Romanian National Council for Water Conservation, while Ivan Bodiul Ivan Ivanovich Bodiul (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Văratic, Rîșcani
Văratic is a village in Rîșcani District, Moldova. Notable people *Anatol Șalaru
Anatol Șalaru (born 7 February 1962) is a Moldovan politician who served as Ministry of Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Minister of Transport and Roads Infrastructure from 2009 to 2013 and Ministry of Defense (Moldova), Minister of Defense ...
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Horodiște, Rîșcani
Horodiște is a village in Rîșcani District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states .... References Villages of Rîșcani District {{Rîșcani-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pociumbeni
Pociumbeni is a commune in Rîșcani District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Druța and Pociumbeni. 
Notable people *Victor Catan
Victor Catan (born 17 August 1949) is a Moldova
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Pociumbăuți
Pociumbăuți is a village in Rîșcani District, Moldova. References Villages of Rîșcani District {{Rîșcani-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolniceni, Edineț
Stolniceni is a village in Edineț District Edineț () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Edineț. The other major city is Cupcini. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 82,900. Geography The district is bordered by Briceni District to th ..., Moldova. It is about 100 mi (or 161 km) North-West of Chişinău, the country's capital city. References Villages of Edineț District {{Edineț-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parcova
Parcova is a commune in Edineț District Edineț () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Edineț. The other major city is Cupcini. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 82,900. Geography The district is bordered by Briceni District to th ..., Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Fîntîna Albă and Parcova. References Communes of Edineț District {{Edineţ-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costești, Moldova
Costeşti () is a city in Rîșcani District, in northern Moldova. Overview Costești has a population of 4,109 at the 2004 census. It is composed of the city itself, population 2,247, and four villages: ''Dămășcani'', population 361, ''Duruitoarea'', population 379, ''Păscăuți'', population 950, and ''Proscureni'', population 172. The Stânca-Costeşti Dam is a dam on the Prut River and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești and Stânca, in Botoșani County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... References Cities and towns in Moldova Rîșcani District Moldova–Romania border crossings Populated places on the Prut {{Rîşcani-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruseni, Edineț
Ruseni is a commune in Edineț District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Ruseni and Slobodca. Notable people *Anatol Ciobanu
Anatol Ciobanu (May 14, 1934 – April 8, 2016) was a Moldovan professor and researcher. He was head of the Department of Romanian language at Moldova State University, a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, and a leader of ...
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Bîrlădeni
Bîrlădeni is a commune in Ocnița District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states .... It is composed of three villages: Bîrlădeni, Paladea and Rujnița. References Communes of Ocnița District {{Ocniţa-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
