Florești () is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of
Floreşti District of
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 located on the river
Răut.
Name
The name comes from the
Romanian 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 ( ) 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 Uk ...
.
Politics and administration
Florești is governed by the City Council and the City Mayor (), both elected once every four years. The current mayor is
Iurie Ţap.
Demographics
According to the
2014 census, the population of Florești amounted to 11,998 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 13,164 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 5,570 were men and 6,428 were women.
''Footnotes'':
* ''There is an
ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.''
* ''Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the
Romanian language
Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; , or , ) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved fr ...
in Moldova. In 2013, the
Constitutional Court of Moldova
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova () represents the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in the Moldova, Republic of Moldova, autonomous and independent from the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.
The task of the ...
interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,
thus giving official status to the name ''Romanian''.
''
Notable people
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Saul Perlmutter
*
Vitalie Ciobanu
*
Victor Ciobanu (born 1992), world champion wrestler
*
Nicolae Timofti
Nicolae Timofti (; born 22 December 1948) 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 Superior Magistrate Council and was 2011–2012 Moldovan preside ...
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Tudor Ulianovschi
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Avraham Granot
Gallery
File:Stamp of Moldova md030st.jpg, The first historical mention of Floreşti dates to 1588
File:Stamp of Moldova md016st 2003.jpg,
References
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Cities and towns in Moldova
Populated places established in 1580
Soroksky Uyezd
Soroca County (Romania)
Florești District