Onițcani is a village in
Criuleni District
Criuleni () is a district ( ro, raion) in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Criuleni.
As of January 1, 2011, its population was 73,100.
Toponimics
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Moldova
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Onițcani village is located in a picturesque location on the banks of the
Dniester
The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...
. The first mention in the annals found in 1604. The village is famous for its large number of springs. Some of them are very specific in their chemical composition. They are also the national heritage, as their age is several centuries, so they are under state protection. The village has a church, unique in its architecture, the only similar analogue of which can be seen only in
Romania
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Population
According to the
2004 Moldovan Census
The 2004 Moldovan census was carried out between October 5 and October 12, 2004. The breakaway Transnistria failed to come into an agreement with the central government in Chişinău, and carried out its own census between November 11 and Novemb ...
, the population of the Onițcani village is 2089 people (1011 men, 1078 women).
The ethnic composition of the village:
Population census 2004
''Population by nationalities and localities, in territorial aspect''.
Gallery
Image:Onitcani Church.JPG, Church
Image:Onitcani church2.JPG, Main Entrance in Church
Image:Onitcani school.jpg, School
Image:Onitcani.JPG, City Hall
References
Villages of Criuleni District
Populated places on the Dniester
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