Florești (; russian: link=no, Флорешты), is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of
Floreşti District of
Moldova
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. It is located on the river
Răut.
Name
The name comes from the
Romanian
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word ''floare'' ("flower"). The old name of the settlement was ''Rădiul Florilor'', which is also a derivative from the Romanian word for "flower".
Geography
The city is located in the north of
the country, on the river
Răut, a tributary 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 t ...
.
Politics and administration
Florești is governed by the City Council and the City Mayor ( ro, Primar), both elected once every four years. The current mayor is
Iurie Ţap.
Notable people
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Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter (born September 22, 1959) is a U.S. astrophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of both the American Academy of Arts & Sciences ...
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Vitalie Ciobanu
Vitalie Ciobanu (born 4 May 1964 in Floreşti) is a journalist from the Republic of Moldova. He is the editor in chief of Contrafort
He is a member of the Writers' Union of Romania, the Moldovan Writers' Union and the Group for Social Dialogue. ...
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Victor Ciobanu (born 1992), world champion wrestler
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Nicolae Timofti
Nicolae Timofti (; born 22 December 1948 in Ciutulești, Moldavian SSR) is a Moldovan jurist and politician who was President of Moldova from 23 March 2012 until 23 December 2016. He served as head of Moldova's Supreme Magistrate Council and wa ...
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Tudor Ulianovschi
Gallery
File:Stamp of Moldova md030st.jpg, The first historical mention of Floreşti dates to 1588
File:Stamp of Moldova md016st 2003.jpg, Miron Costin
Miron Costin (March 30, 1633 – 1691) was a Moldavian (Romanian) political figure and chronicler. His main work, ''Letopiseţul Ţărâi Moldovei e la Aron Vodă încoace' (''The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia Aron Vodă">Aron_Tiranul.h ...
References
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Cities and towns in Moldova
Populated places established in 1580
Soroksky Uyezd
Soroca County (Romania)
Florești District