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Ungheni County
Ungheni County ( ro, Județul Ungheni) was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 260,300. Its capital was Ungheni. It was bordered by the Moldovan counties of Bălți, Orhei, Chişinău, and Lăpușna, and with Romania to the west. See also *Moldavian counties A ''ținut'' (pl. ''ținuturi''; sometimes translated in English as "region", "district" or "municipality"Gerald J. Bobang, ''The emergence of the Romanian national State'', East European Quarterly, 1979. . p. 227.) were the traditional subdivision ... External links Counties of Moldova Statoids.com Counties of Moldova Counties of Bessarabia 1998 establishments in Moldova 2003 disestablishments in Moldova States and territories established in 1998 States and territories disestablished in 2003 {{Ungheni-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Moldova
{{wikisourcelang, ro, Legea nr. 191 din 12 noiembrie 1998 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova, Law regarding the division of Moldova into counties, 12 November 1998 Between 1999 and February 2002, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 counties (Romanian: '' județe''; seats in brackets): # Chișinău municipality, surrounded by Chișinău County, but different from it # Bălți County (Bălți) # Cahul County ( Cahul) # Chișinău County ( Chișinău) # Edineț County ( Edineț) # Lăpușna County (Hîncești) # Orhei County (Orhei) # Soroca County ( Soroca) # Tighina County ( Căușeni) # Ungheni County (Ungheni) # Găgăuzia, autonomous territorial unit (Comrat) # Stânga Nistrului, territorial unit (Dubăsari) In October 1999 a ''Taraclia County'' was split out from the Cahul County; it coincides with the current Taraclia District Taraclia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova's 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 ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a vassal state) and became known as Bessarabia. In 1856, southern Bessarabia was returned to Moldavia, which three years later united with Wallachia to form Romania, but Russian rule was restored over the whole of the region in 1878. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, Bessarabia briefly became an autonomous state within the Russian Republic, known as the Moldavian Democratic Republic. In February 1918, the Moldavian D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ungheni
Ungheni () is a municipality in Moldova. With a population of 35,157, it is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District. There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania (Ungheni, Iași), on the other side of the Prut River. History The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462. A railway between Ungheni and Chișinău was built in 1875 by Russia in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). After World War II, the rail route through Ungheni became the main connection between the USSR and Romania. Features and attractions Gustave Eiffel bridge In 1876 after the spring flooding of the river Prut, the railway bridge that linked Moldova and Romania was almost destroyed. The Railways Department invited Gustave Eiffel to Bessarabia (Moldova) to redesign and rebuild the bridge. Today, it remains a strategic structure under the supervision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Moldova
{{wikisourcelang, ro, Legea nr. 191 din 12 noiembrie 1998 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova, Law regarding the division of Moldova into counties, 12 November 1998 Between 1999 and February 2002, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 counties (Romanian: '' județe''; seats in brackets): # Chișinău municipality, surrounded by Chișinău County, but different from it # Bălți County (Bălți) # Cahul County ( Cahul) # Chișinău County ( Chișinău) # Edineț County ( Edineț) # Lăpușna County (Hîncești) # Orhei County (Orhei) # Soroca County ( Soroca) # Tighina County ( Căușeni) # Ungheni County (Ungheni) # Găgăuzia, autonomous territorial unit (Comrat) # Stânga Nistrului, territorial unit (Dubăsari) In October 1999 a ''Taraclia County'' was split out from the Cahul County; it coincides with the current Taraclia District Taraclia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bălți County (Moldova)
Bălți County was a county ( Romanian: '' județ'') in Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Bălți Bălți (; russian: Бельцы, , uk, Бєльці, , yi, בעלץ ) is a city in Moldova. It is the second largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău. The city is one of the five Moldovan municipalit .... Its population in 2002 was 506,300. References Counties of Moldova Statoids.com Counties of Moldova Counties of Bessarabia 1998 establishments in Moldova 2003 disestablishments in Moldova States and territories established in 1998 States and territories disestablished in 2003 {{moldova-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orhei County (Moldova)
Orhei County was a county (Romanian: ''județ'') in Moldova from 1998 to 2003. It bordered Soroca County, Ungheni County, Bălţi County, Chişinău County, and Transnistria. Its capital was the city of Orhei Orhei (; Yiddish ''Uriv'' – אוריװ), also formerly known as Orgeev (russian: Орге́ев), is a city, municipality and the administrative centre of Orhei District in the Republic of Moldova, with a population of 21,065. Orhei is appro .... References Counties of Moldova Statoids.com Counties of Moldova Counties of Bessarabia 1998 establishments in Moldova 2003 disestablishments in Moldova States and territories established in 1998 States and territories disestablished in 2003 {{moldova-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lăpușna County (Moldova)
Lăpușna County was a county (Romanian: '' județ'') in Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Hîncești. It bordered the counties of Ungheni, Chișinău County, Tighina, and Cahul, the autonomous region of Gagauzia in Moldova, Ukraine (on the southeast), and România (on the west). Geography In the county were 149 localities of which five were cities: Basarabeasca, Cimișlia, Iargara, Hîncești Hîncești () is a city and municipality in Moldova. Hîncești is situated on the Cogâlnic River, southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chișinău. Since 2003 it has been the seat of Hîncești District. History Hîncești was established in ..., and Leova. References Counties of Moldova Statoids.com Counties of Moldova Counties of Bessarabia 1998 establishments in Moldova 2003 disestablishments in Moldova States and territories established in 1998 States and territories disestablished in 2003 {{moldova-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldavian Counties
A ''ținut'' (pl. ''ținuturi''; sometimes translated in English as "region", "district" or "municipality"Gerald J. Bobang, ''The emergence of the Romanian national State'', East European Quarterly, 1979. . p. 227.) were the traditional subdivision of the Principality of Moldavia (1359–1859). Principality of Moldavia (late 14th century – 1859) Lower Country ''(Țara de Jos)'' :Iași County : Cârligătura County (later merged with Iași County) :Roman County :Vaslui County :Tutova County : Bârlad County (later merged with Tutova County) : Tecuci County : Horincea County (later merged with Covurlui County) : Covurlui County :Putna County : Adjud County (later merged with Putna County) :Fălciu County : Soroca County : Orhei County : Lăpușna County Upper Country ''(Țara de Sus)'' :Hotin County : Cernăuți County :Dorohoi County : Suceava County :Neamț County : Hârlău County (later Botoșani County) :Bacău County : Trotuș County (later merged with Bacău Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Bessarabia
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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