Braniște is a commune in Rîșcani District,

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. It is composed of four villages: Avrămeni, Braniște, Reteni and Reteni-Vasileuți.''Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova'' (CUATM)

Notable people

* Alexandru Moșanu (1932–2017), Romanian-Moldavian historian and politician * Boris Vieru (1957–2019), Moldovan politician *

Leonid Tălmaci Leonid Talmaci (born 26 April 1954) is a Moldovan politician. He was born in Reteni and served as the head of the National Bank of Moldova (1991–2009). He was a candidate in the Moldovan presidential election, 2011–2012.Radio Free Europe ...

(born 1954), Moldovan politician, governor of the National Bank of Moldova

References

Communes of Rîșcani District Populated places on the Prut {{Rîșcani-geo-stub