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Bîc River
Bîc (also spelled Bâc, ) is a river in Moldova, a right tributary of the Dniester. Geography The Bâc originates in a spring in the village of Temeleuți in west central Moldova. As it flows west and south, the upper Bâc cuts a deep canyon in the Codri Hills. It then flows through the town of Strășeni into the Chișinău Sea reservoir, about 20 km to the north and west of Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ..., the capital of Moldova. The river then flows through Chișinău, along the northern edge of the city center. After departing Chișinău, it flows further south and west through the town of Anenii Noi, and then empties into the Dnistr near the village of Gura Bîcului ("mouth of the Bîc"). History There are a number of local legends a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 Moldovan census, 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes the city itself and other nearby communities) was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area. Moldova has a Moldovan wine, history of winemaking dating back to at least 3,000 BCE. As the capital city, Chișinău hosts the yearly national wine festival every October. Though the city's buildings were badly damaged during the World War II, Second World War and earthquakes, a rich a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codri
Codru (plural form: ''codri''; ) is the name of the forests that grow in the hilly part of central Moldova. While the Moldovans today speak a Romance language, the name "codru" is likely of pre-Roman origin, and possibly derived from the indigenous Paleo-Balkan languages such as Thraco-Illyrian (which includes Daco-Thracian), spoken by the pre-Roman and pre-Hellenic people of the region. The word for hill is "kodra" (the plural rolling hills or small hills are "kodrina") in Albanian, which is the sole survivor of Thraco-Illyrian. History During the Middle Ages most of the Principality of Moldavia's hills were forested, and the forested area in general was referred to as ''codrii'', with bigger regional forests often given names such as ''Codrii Cosminului'' (''Cosmin Codrii''), ''Codrii Plonini'' (''Plonini Codrii''), ''Codrii Hotinului'' (''Hotin Codrii''; also, ''Pădurea Hotinului'', ''Hotin Forest''), ''Codrii Orheiului'' (''Orhei Codrii''), ''Codrii Lăpușnei'' (''Lăpuș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dniester
The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Ukrainian territory again. Names The name ''Dniester'' derives from Sarmatian ''dānu nazdya'' "the close river". (The Dnieper, also of Sarmatian origin, derives from the opposite meaning, "the river on the far side".) Alternatively, according to Vasily Abaev ''Dniester'' would be a blend of Scythian ''dānu'' "river" and Thracian ''Ister'', the previous name of the river, literally Dān-Ister (River Ister). The Ancient Greek name of Dniester, ''Tyras'' (Τύρας), is from Scythian ''tūra'', meaning "rapid". The names of the Don and Danube are also from the same Iranian word ''*dānu'' "river". Classical authors have also referred to it as ''Danaster.'' These early forms, without -''i''- but with -''a''-, contradict Abaev's hypoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary Representative democracy, representative democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was Treaty of Bucharest (1812), ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a Vassal and tributary states of the Ottoman Empire, vassal state) and became known as Bessarabia. In 1856, southern Bessarabia was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temeleuți, Călărași
Temeleuți is a village in Călărași District, Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. .... References Villages of Călărași District {{CălărașiMD-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codri Hills
The Central Moldavian Plateau (), or ''Codru Massif'' () is a geographic area in Moldova. It is the central and SE part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has elevations that in the N-S direction decrease in altitude from 400 m to under 200 m. The Central Moldavian Plateau is composed of: * Ciuluc-Soloneţ Hills (), the north along the right side of the Răut river, 1,690 km² * Corneşti Hills (), also known as Cordi Hills (), 4,740 km² * Lower Dniester Hills, or South Bessarabia Plateau (; ''Podişul Basarabiei de Sud''), to the south of the Botna river, 3,040 km² * Tigheci Hills (), in the south along the left side of the Prut river, 3,550 km² * between the latter and the Prut river lies the Lower Prut Valley (), 1,810 km² The natural vegetation of the Central Moldavian Plateau is characterized by forests, known as ''Codru'' (singular) or ''Codri'' (plural). It is also an area proper for vineyard A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many viney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strășeni
Strășeni () is a city and municipality of about 20,000 inhabitants in central Moldova, the administrative center of Strășeni District. The city administers one village, Făgureni. There are several legends about its name. One tells that the name of the region is derived from ''strașnic'', a Romanian adjective that can mean "scary", "terrible", and the story goes that in former times this region was covered by a fearsome forest. Nowadays, Strășeni is famous for its wine. The ''Strășeni vineyard'', west of Chișinău, is renowned for its sparkling white wines. A little farther north is the Romănești winery, one of the largest locally and the one-time leading producer of wines in the USSR. One of its more famous products is a Bordeaux-type red. Demographics According to the 2014 census, the population of Strășeni amounted to 18,376 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 19,090 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 8,840 were men a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghidighici Reservoir
The Ghidighici Reservoir (), also known as the Chișinău Sea (), is a reservoir on the Bîc River in Moldova, 12 km from the capital, Chișinău. The reservoir was built between 1962 and 1963, during the Soviet period of Moldova, for purposes of flood control and to provide water for irrigation. The reservoir has significantly reduced flooding, although there are still occasional floods on the middle and lower Bîc. However, as of 2020, siltation had reduced the volume of the reservoir by about 50%. Furthermore, the dam has not been maintained since the Soviet period, and has become increasingly dilapidated. The reservoir is named after Ghidighici Ghidighici is a village in Chișinău municipality, Moldova. It is the location of the Ghidighici Reservoir. History On November 1, 1942, King Michael I of Romania, his mother Helen, and Foreign Minister In many countries, the ministry o ... village which is situated nearby. References Reservoirs in Moldova Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an Bay, embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by stream, creeks, rivers or rainwater that surface runoff, runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive water diversion, diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct (water supply), aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anenii Noi
Anenii Noi () is a city in east-central Moldova, the seat of Anenii Noi District. It is located SE of the capital, Chișinău. According to the 2004 census, the city administers an area inhabited by 11,463 people. This area consists of the city itself, population 8,358, and five suburb villages: ''Albiniţa'', population 370, ''Beriozchi'', population 647, ''Hîrbovăţul Nou'', population 484, ''Ruseni'', population 1,090, and ''Socoleni'', population 514. Of the 10,872 recorded in the 2014 census, 6,756 are Moldovans, 1,894 Ukrainians, 1,427 Russians, 294 Romanians, 81 Gagauzians, 200 Bulgarians, and 33 Roma. At the 1930 census, there were two localities: ''Anenii Noi'', population 661 (558 Bessarabian Germans, 30 Russians, 19 Romanians, and 4 Poles), and ''Anenii Vechi'', population 990 (891 Russians, 74 Romanians, 19 Germans, 4 Jews, and 2 Bulgarians) in ''Plasa Bulboaca'' of Tighina County. There are two restaurants and a few factories in Anenii Noi. Transportation is ava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
