Drochia () is a city in the northern part of
Moldova
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. It is the administrative center of the eponymous
district
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. The city is located north of the national capital,
Chișinău
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, and north-east of the
Romania
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n city of
Iaşi. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.
The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called ''dropie'' (English:
great bustard
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).
History
Drochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.
More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as ''Drochia-Gară'' (literally ''Drochia Station''), and had a population of only 595. It was part of ''Plasa Bădiceni'' of the
Soroca County.
Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.
Demographics
Media
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Radio Chişinău 93.8 FM
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Vocea Basarabiei
Vocea Basarabiei ( en, Voice of Bessarabia) is a Romanian language radio station in Moldova.
History
Vocea Basarabiei was launched on 18 June 2000 in Nisporeni. The Audiovisual Coordinating Council refused in 2002 and 2003 to register Vocea ...
101,0
*
Radio Studentus
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www.studentus.md/listen.html
Mayors of Drochia
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Anatol Pleşca
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The Russian version of the name is Anatoly (also transliterated as Anatoliy and Anatoli). The French version is Anatole. A rare ...
1991–1999
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Valeriu Ceban 1999–2007
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Grigore Melnic 2007 – 2011
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Igor Grozavu
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People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling
* ...
2011 – 2015
*
Nina Cereteu Nina may refer to:
* Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname
Acronyms
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2015 -
Photo gallery
File:Catedrala Maicii Domnului - Wiki.JPG, Cathedral of the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului"
File:Stamp of Moldova md018std.jpg, Monument of Mihai Eminescu
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File:Primaria orasului Drochia - Wiki.JPG, City Hall
File:Liceul Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu - Wiki.JPG, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School
File:Statia Auto Drochia.JPG, Drochia Bus Terminal
File:Consiliu Raional Drochia si Bustul lui St.cel Mare.JPG, Drochia District Council and the monument of Stephen III of Moldavia
File:Cladire cu oficii in Orasul Drochia.JPG, Office building
File:Monumentul lui Mihai Eminescu in Orasul Drochia.JPG, Monument of Mihai Eminescu
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International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Drochia is
twinned with:
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Borisov
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Places
* Barysaw, or Borisov, Belarus
** Borisov Arena, a football stadium
** Battle of Borisov, 1812
* Borisov, Volgograd Oblast, Russia
* Borišov, a mountain in Slovakia
* Borisova, Perm Krai, Russia
* Bor ...
, Belarus
*
Dorohoi
Dorohoi () is a city in Botoșani County, Romania, on the right bank of the river Jijia, which broadens into a lake on the north.
History
Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavian highlands; merchants fr ...
, Romania
*
Kolomyia
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, Ukraine
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Rădăuți
Rădăuți (; german: Radautz; hu, Radóc; pl, Radowce; uk, Радівці, ''Radivtsi''; yi, ראַדעװיץ ''Radevits''; tr, Radoviçe) is a town in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovi ...
, Romania
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Pineto
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Geography
Pineto is know ...
, Italy
References
External links
Drochia Stadium on divizianationala.comWeather in DrochiaBogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School Webpage
Drochia in PhotosDrochia.md
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