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Ialoveni
Ialoveni () is a city in the Republic of Moldova situated from Chișinău. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District. History On 25 March 1977 the settlement was named to Kutuzov, and also its status was changed to urban-type settlement. In 1989, after Moldova gained suveranity, on citizens demand, the locality re-took its old name – Ialoveni. Since 7 December 1994 Ialoveni has status of city/town ( ro, oraş). International relations Twin towns – sister cities Ialoveni is twinned with: * Force, Italy * Ineu, Romania * Lesznowola, Poland * Montefortino, Italy * Pașcani, Romania * Pocheon, South Korea * Radnevo Radnevo ( bg, Раднево ) is a town in southern Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province, located in the eastern Upper Thracian Lowlands. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Radnevo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town ..., Bulgaria * Senec, Slovakia * Tomești, Romania * Topraisar, Romania References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ialoveni District
Ialoveni () is a district ( ro, raion) in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ialoveni. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 99,100. History Localities with the oldest documentary attestation of the district are: Bardar, Puhoi, Molesti, Răzeni, localities approved for the first time in the period 1443-1485. 16th-18th centuries, grow the economy (agriculture and winery), cultural (the built monasteries), as the region's population grows. In 1812, after the Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812), is the occupation of Basarabia, Russian Empire during this period (1812–1917), there is an intense russification of the native population. In 1918 after the Russian Revolution (1917), collapse of the Russian Empire, Union of Bessarabia with Romania, Bessarabia united with Romania in this period (1918–1940, 1941–1944), the district is part of the Chisinau County. In 1940 after Molotov-Ribbentrop Treaty, Basarabia is occupied by the USSR. In 1991 as a result o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senec, Slovakia
Senec ( hu, Szenc, ) is a town in the Bratislava Region of south-western Slovakia. The town is the administrative seat of the Senec District and its largest municipality. In 2022 it had a population of over 20,000. The town is a summer tourism and recreation center well known for its summer resort ''Sunny Lakes'' () and its proximity to Bratislava, the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Etymology The town's contemporary name comes from a Slavic appellative ''seno'', meaning hay, as the inhabitants dealt with cattle trade (see also Senica, Senné, Veľký Krtíš District or Senné, Michalovce District). Throughout its history the town name's form changed multiple times, in 1252 being written as ''Zemch'', in 1451 as ''Sencz''. In German, the name ''Wartberg'' was historically used. The name is supposedly derived from a fortified hill upon which the Church of Saint Nicholaus stands to this day. History In the 9th century, the territory of Senec became part of the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 with limited recognition, unrecognised state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova's Capital city, capital and largest city is Chișinău. Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was Treaty of Bucharest (1812), ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a Vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, vassal state) and became known as Bessarabia. In 1856, southern Bessarabia was returned to Moldavia, which three years later united with Wallachia to form United Principalities, Romania, but Russian rule was restored over the whole of the region in 1878. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ineu
Ineu (; Hungarian: ''Borosjenő''; Serbian: Јенопоље/''Jenopolje''; Turkish: ''Yanova'') is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. It is situated at a distance of from the county capital, Arad, it occupies a surface at the contact point of Crișul Alb Basin and Crișurilor Plateau. Ineu is the main entrance gate into the (''Țara Zarandului''). The town administers one village, Mocrea (''Apatelek''). Ineu was first attested in documents in the year 1214 under the name "Villa Ieneu". It was a sanjak centre in the Temeşvar and Varat eyalets and it was known as "Yanova" during the Ottoman rule between 1564 and 1595 and again between 1658 and 1693. Population According to the census of 2011 the population of the town counts 9078 inhabitants. From an ethnical point of view it has the following structure: 86.49% are Romanians, 6.57% Hungarians, 5.98% Roma, 0.34% Germans, 0.08% Slovaks and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities. Tourist attr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities And Towns In Moldova
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topraisar
Topraisar is a commune in the Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages: *Topraisar (historical name: crh, Topraysar) *Biruința (historical name: crh, Muratan, probably rounded out phonetically from ''Murat Han'') *Movilița (historical name: crh, Musurat, probably rounded out phonetically from ''Musavvirat''; for short periods in the 20th century it has also been named ''Regele Mihai'' and '' Filimon Sîrbu'' (1948-1964) ) *Potârnichea (historical name: crh, Abdullahköy) Topraisar and the surrounding areas were the site of fierce fighting in 1916 during two battles of the World War I: the First and Second Battle of Cobadin. Etymology Topraysar is of Tatar origin and is rounded out phonetically from Top Rayis Hisar meaning ''The Fortress of the President of the Union''. Top Rayis meaning ''The Elected Leader of the Union'' or ''The President of the Union'' appears to designate ''Queen Tomyris'' and it seems to stand also at the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomești, Iași
Tomești is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area The Iași Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan association in Iași County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Iași and 19 nearby communes. It has a total surface of 1,159 km² (21.2%) of the 5,476 km² that the county has, and .... It is composed of four villages: Chicerea, Goruni, Tomești and Vlădiceni. Natives * Dimitrie D. Pătrășcanu References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomesti, Iasi Communes in Iași County Localities in Western Moldavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnevo
Radnevo ( bg, Раднево ) is a town in southern Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province, located in the eastern Upper Thracian Lowlands. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Radnevo Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 13,384 inhabitants. The far east corner of Radnevo is the location of the Maritsa Iztok Complex, Maritsa Iztok-2 power station. This power station was ranked as the industrial facility that is causing the highest damage costs to health and the Environmental degradation, environment in Bulgaria and the entire European Union. Notable natives include Bulgarian Agrarian National Union politician Dimitar Dragiev (1869–1943), poet Geo Milev (1895–1925), Bulgaria national football team, Bulgarian international footballer Andrey Zhelyazkov (b. 1952). Honour Radnevo Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Radnevo. References Towns in Bulgaria Populated places in Stara Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocheon
Pocheon () is an inland city in the far northeastern region of Gyeonggi province in South Korea. It covers 2 with a population of 160,176 people, according to the 2008 census. Pocheon lies between Seoul and the mountainous northwestern areas of Gangwon province. Nate / Britannica The city borders Yeoncheon county, with the cities of Dongducheon and Yangju to the west, along with Uijeongbu, and Namyangju of Gyeonggi province to the south. It also borders Hwacheon county of Gangwon province on its eastern border and Cheorwon is to the north. Alongside the adjoining Gapyeong, Pocheon consists of the highest mountainous areas in Gyeonggi province. The current city of Pocheon was created after Pocheon-hyeon and Yeongpyeong counties were merged. The north part of the city used to be part of Yeongpyeong county while the south used to be part of Pocheon-hyeon. Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture History The city of Pocheon belonged to Mahan during the Samhan period and was part of Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pașcani
Pașcani () is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. , it has a population of 33,745. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni. The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Pașca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel ''The Place Where Nothing Happened'' takes place. An important local site is the Church of the Holy Archangels. Pașcani is a key node in the Căile Ferate Române rail network; its train station serves the CFR main lines 500 and 600. Natives * Octavian Nemescu * Visarion Puiu * Neculai Rățoi * Mihail Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting head of state for the communis ... * Ion Vasilenco References External links * http://www.primariapas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montefortino
Montefortino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona, about northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about west of Fermo. Montefortino borders the following municipalities: Amandola, Bolognola, Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Comunanza, Montemonaco, Sarnano, Ussita, Visso. The city art collection is housed in the Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti The Pinacoteca Civica Fortunato Duranti is a museum in Montefortino, Italy. The 19th-century painter Fortunato Duranti Fortunato Duranti (25 September 1787 – 7 February 1863) was an Italian painter and collector. Biography Duranti was born a .... References Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Lesznowola
__NOTOC__ Gmina Lesznowola is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lesznowola, which lies approximately north-west of Piaseczno and south of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,113. Villages Gmina Lesznowola contains the villages and settlements of Garbatka, Jabłonowo, Janczewice, Jazgarzewszczyzna, Kolonia Lesznowola, Kolonia Mrokowska, Kosów, Łazy, Łazy Drugie, Leszczynka, Lesznowola, Łoziska, Magdalenka, Marysin, Mroków, Mysiadło, Nowa Iwiczna, Nowa Wola, Podolszyn, Stachowo, Stara Iwiczna, Stefanowo, Warszawianka, Wilcza Góra, Władysławów, Wola Mrokowska, Wólka Kosowska, Zamienie and Zgorzała. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Lesznowola is bordered by the city of Warsaw and by the gminas of Nadarzyn, Piaseczno, Raszyn and Tarczyn Tarczyn is a town in central Poland, seat of Gmina Tarczyn, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
