CosteÅŸti () is a city in
Rîșcani District
Rîșcani () is a district ( ro, raion) in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Rîșcani.
The other major city is Costești. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 70,000.
History
Near the town Costești there are trac ...
, in northern
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
.
Overview
Costești has a population of 4,109 at the
2004 census. It is composed of the city itself, population 2,247, and four villages: ''Dămășcani'', population 361, ''Duruitoarea'', population 379, ''Păscăuți'', population 950, and ''Proscureni'', population 172.
The
Stânca-Costeşti Dam is a dam on the
Prut River
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; , uk, Прут) is a long river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube. In part of its course it forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine.
Characteristics
The Prut originates ...
and a
checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești and
Stânca, in
Botoșani County
Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neigbhouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the capital town ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) at Botoșani.
De ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Moldova
Rîșcani District
Moldova–Romania border crossings
Populated places on the Prut
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