Rîșcani (, also spelled ''Râșcani'') is a city in
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnist ...
, the capital of the
Rîșcani District. It is located along the Copăceanca river, about 22 kilometres from the station in
Drochia. Two villages are administered by the city, Bălanul Nou and Rămăzan.
History
During the
interwar period, the city was the seat of
Plasa Râșcani, in
Bălți County,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
.
A number of
Bessarabian Germans lived in the village from its founding in 1865, who called it ''Ryschkanowka''. The German population was forcibly removed in 1940; among the Germans expelled from Rîșcani were the parents of later German president
Horst Köhler
Horst Köhler (; born 22 February 1943) is a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU (of which he is a member) and the CSU, as well as the ...
.
In the
USSR era, Rîșcani was home to a number of factories, a state agrotechnic school, and tobacco farms. In January 2011, the population was 14,400.
International relations
Twin Towns - Sister Cities
Rîșcani 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 ...
with:
*
Năvodari,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...
Planned partner city relations:
*
Tököl,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
References
Rîșcani Stadium
Cities and towns in Moldova
Beletsky Uyezd
Bălți County (Romania)
Rîșcani District
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