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Timeline Of Chișinău
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. Prior to 20th century * 1436 - Village mentioned in a document in the Principality of Moldavia. * 1641 - Town becomes property of the . * 1752 - Măzărache Church built. * 1812 ** Town becomes part of Russia. ** Population: 7,000. * 1813 - Religious Eparchy of Chișinău and Theological Seminary established. * 1817 - Anghel Nour becomes mayor. * 1818 ** Town becomes capital of the Bessarabia Oblast. ** Ștefan cel Mare Central Park laid out. * 1832 ** Public Library founded. ** Population: 35,000. * 1836 - Nativity Cathedral built. * 1838 - built. * 1840 - Triumphal Arch erected. * 1849 - Population: 42,613. * 1860 - Telegraph to Odessa begins operating. * 1862 - Population: 92,000, (inc. suburbs.) * 1871 ** Calea Ferată din Moldova (railway) to Tiraspol begins operating. ** Chișinău Railway Station opens. * 1877 - April: Alexander II of Russia visits city. * 1895 - St. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calea Ferată Din Moldova
Calea Ferată din Moldova (abbreviated as ''CFM'') is the sole railway operator in the Republic of Moldova, responsible for passenger and cargo transportation, as well as railway infrastructure maintenance within the country. The total length of the network managed by CFM (as of 2009) is , of which are (broad gauge), and are (standard gauge). The entire network is single track and is not electrified. It borders the Romanian railway network, with a / break-of-gauge in the west, and the Ukrainian one in the east. ''Calea Ferată din Moldova'' (literally "Railway of Moldova" in Romanian) came into existence in 1991 as the successor to the former MŽD, a subdivision of SŽD, the Railway system of the Soviet Union. History In 1844, Governor-General of Novorossiya and Bessarabia Count Mikhail Vorontsov has developed a project of a railway, connecting Odessa and Parcani village by the Dniester. Odessa-Kiev railway company proposed to connect Odessa and Kiev with a branch to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitoline Wolf, Chișinău
The Capitoline Wolf ( ro, Lupoaica Capitolină) is a monument in Central Chișinău, Moldova. It is located in front of the National History Museum of Moldova. Overview During the first decades of the 20th century, Kingdom of Italy donated to Kingdom of Romania five copies of the Capitoline Wolf, which were installed in Chişinău (1921), Bucharest (1906), Cluj-Napoca (1921), Târgu Mureş (1924) and Timișoara (1926). In Chişinău, the monument was completed in 1923 and placed in front of Sfatul Țării Palace. In 1940, at the beginning of the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, the copy from Chişinău was destroyed. In 1990, Romania donated a new copy of Capitoline Wolf to Moldova. This statue was unveiled in front of the National History Museum of Moldova on December 1, 1990. Restoration 2005–2009 Soon after the 2005 election, the bronze statue was removed from its pedestal for restoration in April 2005. The monument was stored in the basement of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfatul Țării
''Sfatul Țării'' ("Council of the Country"; ) was a council that united political, public, cultural, and professional organizations in the greater part of the territory of the Governorate of Bessarabia in the disintegrating Russian Empire, which was transformed into a Legislative body and proclaimed the Moldavian Democratic Republic as part of the Russian Federative Republic in December 1917, and then union with Romania in . Prelude and organization Russian participation in World War I In August 1914, the First World War started, and 300,000 Bessarabians were mobilized and enrolled in the army of the Russian Empire, the majority in the immediate wake of Russian defeat. By March 1917, the military actions on the Eastern Front came to a stalemate. Conferences of soldiers in the rear of the front line dominated. Many called for a Republic; the Tsar had abdicated in March 1917, but the Russian Provisional Government that took his place had not proclaimed the Empire a Republic u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Moldavian Party
The National Moldavian Party was a political party in Bessarabia. History Prior to 1917, Bessarabian intelligentsia was divided between noblemen, conservatives, democrats, and socialists. Vasile Stroescu, a rich but very modest filantrop boyar, managed to persuade all major factions to leave internal fights and at four day meeting (–) the ''National Moldavian Party'' was created. In April 1917 the party leadership was elected. It was headed by Vasile Stroescu, having among its members Paul Gore (a renowned conservative), Vladimir Herța, Pan Halippa (a renowned socialist), Onisifor Ghibu. Among the leaders of the party were general Matei Donici, Ion Pelivan, Daniel Ciugureanu, Gurie Grosu, Nicolae Alexandri, Teofil Ioncu, P. Grosu, Mihail Minciună, Vlad Bogos, F. Corobceanu, Gheorghe Buruiană, Simeon Murafa, Al. Botezat, Alexandru Groapă, Ion Codreanu, Vasile Gafencu. The party, which demanded autonomy, had a newspaper called '' Cuvânt moldovenesc'', to which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuvânt Moldovenesc (magazine)
''Cuvânt moldovenesc'' ( en, Moldovan Word) was a magazine from Chișinău, Bessarabia, founded in 1913.PRESA BASARABEANĂ de la începuturi pînă în anul 1957. Catalog History The was , redactors were and , and a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfatul Țării Palace
The Sfatul Țării Palace is a building in Chișinău, Moldova. Overview The building is located near Central Chișinău. It served as a meeting place for the Sfatul Țării, the assembly which proclaimed the independence of the Moldavian Democratic Republic in 1917 then union with Romania in 1918. The building was heavily damaged in the Second World War. It is currently home to the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts. Gallery Image:Sfatul Tarii, 10 December 1918.jpg, Sfatul Țării Palace, 10 December 1918 Image:Unirea Basarabiei 1918-1928.jpg, 1928 stamp Image:Stamp of Moldova 325.gif, 1997 stamp Image:Stamp of Moldova 129.gif, Pan Halippa and Sfatul Țării Palace Image:Stamp of Moldova 303.gif, 1998 stamp File:Sfatul Ţării Palace, Chişinău.jpg, Capitoline Wolf and Sfatul Țării Palace File:Sfatul Ţării Palace.jpg File:Stamp of Moldova md099cvs.jpg, In the 1930s, it was a seat of the Agricultural State University of Moldova See also * Capitoline Wolf, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishinev Pogrom
The Kishinev pogrom or Kishinev massacre was an anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev (modern Chișinău, Moldova), then the capital of the Bessarabia Governorate in the Russian Empire, on . A second pogrom erupted in the city in October 1905. In the pogrom of 1903, which began on Easter Day, 49 Jews were killed, 92 were gravely injured, a number of Jewish women were raped, over 500 were lightly injured and 1,500 homes were damaged. American Jews began large-scale organized financial help, and assisted in emigration. The incident focused worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia and led Theodor Herzl to propose the Uganda Scheme as a temporary refuge for the Jews. History The most popular newspaper in Kishinev, the Russian-language anti-Semitic newspaper ''Бессарабец'' (''Bessarabets'', meaning "Bessarabian"), published by Pavel Krushevan, regularly published articles with headlines such as "Death to the Jews!" and "Crusade against the Hated R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chișinău Pogrom (1903)
The Kishinev pogrom or Kishinev massacre was an anti-Jewish riot that took place in Kishinev (modern Chișinău, Moldova), then the capital of the Bessarabia Governorate in the Russian Empire, on . A second pogrom erupted in the city in October 1905. In the pogrom of 1903, which began on Easter Day, 49 Jews were killed, 92 were gravely injured, a number of Jewish women were raped, over 500 were lightly injured and 1,500 homes were damaged. American Jews began large-scale organized financial help, and assisted in emigration. The incident focused worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia and led Theodor Herzl to propose the Uganda Scheme as a temporary refuge for the Jews. History The most popular newspaper in Kishinev, the Russian-language anti-Semitic newspaper ''Бессарабец'' (''Bessarabets'', meaning "Bessarabian"), published by Pavel Krushevan, regularly published articles with headlines such as "Death to the Jews!" and "Crusade against the Hated R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transfiguration Church, Chișinău
The Transfiguration Church ( ro, Biserica Schimbarea la Față) is a Moldovan Orthodox church located in Chișinău, Moldova. History Originally named after SS. Constantine and Helen, the church was part of the now disappeared Michael the Brave " gymnasium" for boys, built between 1898 and 1902 by the architect Mihail Seroținski. The church was not built at the same time as other buildings of the gymnasium. Its construction completely relied on the initiative of the protector of the establishment, the public figure and philanthropist Constantin A. Namestnik. He sought by any means to achieve the construction of the monument, to such a point that he engaged his responsibility for the good progress of the works on his own fortune. Construction began in 1899 under the authority of Seroținski. The church was consecrated on 19 May 1902. During the Cold War the space race was raging between United States and USSR. After the success of Yuri Gagarin in 1961 a great propaganda camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chișinău City Hall
Chișinău City Hall ( ro, Primăria Municipiului Chișinău) is a historical and architectural monument built in Italian Gothic style located in Central Chișinău, Moldova. Originally constructed to house the city Duma in 1901, the building was nearly destroyed during World War II. It was rebuilt in the postwar period based on surviving images and construction plans. Gallery File:Primaria Chisinau vechi-2.jpg, Chișinău City Hall around 1900 File:Chisinau City Hall (5822212043).jpg, Mairie built in 1817 File:Stamp of Moldova 461.gif, 1996 stamp See also * Mayor of Chișinău The Mayor of Chișinău, officially the General Mayor of the Municipality of Chișinău ( ro, Primar general al municipiul Chișinău), is the head of the executive branch of Chișinău's government and a member of the city's Chișinău Munic ... References External links Chisinau City Office Primaria Chisinau Official Website Primaria Chisinau Official Facebook Page {{DEFAULTSORT:City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chișinău Water Tower
The Chișinău Water Tower () is an architectural monument of Chișinău, Moldova, located at 2 Mitropolit Bănulescu-Bodoni Street and built at the end of 19th century after a project by Alexander Bernadazzi. It was a main part of Chișinău's water system. The upper level was built of wood and was destroyed by an earthquake. It was rebuilt between 1980 and 1983. It currently hosts Chișinău City museum, which contains items dating from 15th to 20th centuries. The upper level is a space for exhibitions of both legacy and modern paintings and photographies, as well as various cultural events. History As soon as the tower was completed, the city government opened city's first sewerage network, which had been planned during Carol Schmidt's mayor term. The tower started to serve the central part of the city, with a capacity of approx. 2,000 tonnes of water per day. It was a water tower until 1940, and starting that year it was a firefighter's building, with the upper level hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
