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Mărculești
Mărculești () is a city in Florești District, in northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census. The city was once the site of a Jewish agricultural and mercantile colony until its destruction in the Holocaust. In film and television Filmmaker Matthew Mishory's 2015 documentary ''Absent'' was filmed in Mărculești, the site of a horrible atrocity in 1941 in which all of the village's Jews were massacred by the Romanian army. The film introduces the current residents of Mărculești, some of who seem to be unaware (or unwilling to discuss) what happened. Mishory's own grandparents lived in the village, escaping to Israel just before the start of the Holocaust. In an interview with ''Tablet'', Mishory discussed the complex emotions of filming there: "The history of Mărculești and the Holocaust pose impossible intellectual and theological questions. All I can say is that my feelings about what happened in Mărculești are complicated. I remain a practicing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Moldova
There are 66 cities and towns in Moldova. Alphabetical list A * Anenii Noi B *Basarabeasca *Bălți * Biruința * Briceni * Bucovăț C * Cahul *Camenca * Cantemir * Căinari *Călărași * Căușeni * Ceadîr-Lunga * Chișinău *Cimișlia * Codru *Comrat * Cornești *Costești * Crasnoe * Cricova * Criuleni * Cupcini D * Dnestrovsc * Dondușeni *Drochia *Dubăsari * Durlești E * Edineț F * Fălești * Florești * Frunză G * Ghindești *Glodeni *Grigoriopol H *Hîncești I * Ialoveni *Iargara L * Leova *Lipcani M * Maiac *Mărculești N *Nisporeni O * Ocnița *Orhei *Otaci R *Rezina *Rîbnița *Rîșcani S *Sîngera * Sîngerei *Slobozia *Soroca * Strășeni Ș *Șoldănești * Ștefan Vodă T *Taraclia *Telenești * Tighina (Bender) *Tiraspol * Tiraspolul Nou * Tvardița U *Ungheni V * Vadul lui Vodă * Vatra *Vulcănești By status There are 13 localities with municipiu status: Bălți, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Chișinău, Comrat, Edineț, Hînceș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florești District
Florești () is a district () in the north-east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Florești. The other major cities are Ghindeşti and Mărculeşti. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 90,000. History Localities with the oldest documentary attestation of the district are: Cuhureștii de Sus, Cuhureștii de Jos, Cunicea documented on 20 December 1437. The fifteenth to seventeenth centuries in the region were marked by continued development of trade and the local economy, and a significant increase in the population. Floresti itself is first documented on 20 August 1588. The eighteenth century was marked by economic decline of the region because of the constant wars waged by the regional powers: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire. In 1812 the region was occupied by the Russian Empire, and besides the local Population of Moldovans, many Ukrainians and Russians settled here. In 1870 is certified as fair Floresti voloste center. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
