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, 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. ...

. 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

* Nina Josu (born 1953), writer and activist * 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 {{Cantemir-geo-stub