Călărași () is a town in
Moldova, founded in 1848.
Long ago, the word "călărași" meant "horsemen" (today the word is "călăreți"). The name of Călărași was inspired by a legend which tells that once, when
Stephen III of Moldavia fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard. They fought the Ottomans, sacrificed themselves and, finally, won the battle.
The city is the administrative center of
Călărași District; it also administers one village, Oricova.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Călărași is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
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Călărași, Romania
References
Further reading
Kalarash/Calarasi(pp. 362–363) at
Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation
Miriam Weiner () is an American genealogist, author, and lecturer who specializes in the research of Jewish roots in Poland and the former Soviet Union. Weiner is considered to be one of the pioneers of contemporary Jewish genealogy through her wo ...
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Cities and towns in Moldova
1432 establishments in Europe
Orgeyevsky Uyezd
Lăpușna County (Romania)
Ținutul Nistru
Shtetls
Călărași District
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