Berlinți is a commune in

Briceni District Briceni () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Briceni. The other major city is Lipcani. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 75,300. History The first documentary attestation dates back to distri ...

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. It is composed of two villages, Berlinți and Caracușenii Noi.

History

On the entire

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of the town was murdered in a

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. A small memorial for the massacre was built in 1952. In October 2021 a

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rammed his car into a man inside the village, killing him. The incident was reportedly intentional.

Demography

According to the 2004 census, the ethnic make-up of the village goes as following:Recensământul populației din 2004. Caracteristici demografice, naționale, lingvistice, culturale
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References

Communes of Briceni District Holocaust locations in Moldova {{Briceni-geo-stub