Țiganca is a commune in
Cantemir District
Cantemir () is a district () in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cantemir.
As of January 1, 2011, its population was 62,800.
History
Localities with the earliest documentary attestation of the district are: Haragîș, ...
,
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 Transnistr ...
. It is composed of three villages: Ghioltosu, Țiganca and Țiganca Nouă.
A cemetery of the Romanian soldiers fallen in 1941 during
the military offensive to retake Bessarabia is located in Țiganca.
Notable people
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Nina Josu (born 1953), writer and activist
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Petru Păduraru (born 1946), priest and the current
Metropolitan of Bessarabia
References
External links
Comisia Electorală Centrală a Republicii Moldova - Lista primarilor
Communes of Cantemir District
Populated places on the Prut
Romani communities in Moldova
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