Bubuieci is a commune in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

municipality,

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 ...

. It is composed of three villages: Bîc, Bubuieci and Humulești. Bubuieci village marks its date of foundation as 22 April 1518, when the ruler of Moldova,

Bogdan III the One-Eyed Bogdan III the One-Eyed ( ro, Bogdan al III-lea cel Chior) or Bogdan III the Blind () (March 18, 1479 – April 20, 1517) was List of Moldavian rulers, Voivode of Moldavia from July 2, 1504, to 1517. Family Bogdan was born in Huşi as the son of ...

, transferred a deserted place near the

Bîc Bîc (also spelled Bâc, ) is a river in Moldova, a right tributary of the Dniester. Geography The Bâc originates in a spring in the village of Temeleuți in west central Moldova. As it flows west and south, the upper Bâc cuts a deep canyo ...

River into the possession of

Toader Bubuiog Toader is a Romanian name that may refer to: Surname * Adrian Toader (born 1973), Romanian football striker * Andrei Toader (born 1997), Romanian athlete * Leontin Toader (born 1964), Romanian football goalkeeper * Lucia Toader (1960–2013), ...

. The name of the village is a modified form of the name of its founder. Anatol Eremia (2007)
Dicționar toponimic
Limba română. Chișinău. XVII (4-6).

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Communes of Chișinău Municipality Populated places established in 1518 {{Chișinău-geo-stub