Petreni is a commune in
Drochia District
Drochia district () is a district in the north of Moldova. Its administrative center is the city of Drochia. As of 2011, its population was 90,100.
History
The oldest historical attestations about the settlements in the district from the period ...
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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 two villages, Petreni and Popeștii Noi. At the
2004 census, the commune had 1,179 inhabitants.
History
Petreni is a renowned settlement of
Cucuteni-Trypillian culture.
Archeological monuments
Notable people
* Eugeniu Știrbu
References
Communes of Drochia District
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