Strășeni () is a city and municipality of about 20,000 inhabitants in central

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, the administrative center of

Strășeni District Strășeni () is an administrative district () in the central part of Moldova. Its administrative center and leading city is Strășeni. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 91,100. The other principal town is Bucovăț, to the north o ...

. 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

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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

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, 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

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. 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 and 9,536 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

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in Moldova. In 2013, the

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interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name ''Romanian''.''

Media

Vocea Basarabiei Vocea Basarabiei () is a Romanian language radio station in Moldova. History Vocea Basarabiei was launched on 18 June 2000 in Nisporeni. The Audiovisual Coordinating Council refused in 2002 and 2003 to register Vocea Basarabiei. On 15 Janu ...

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Points of interest

Strășeni TV Mast Străşeni TV Mast is one of the tallest architectural structures in Europe and the tallest in Moldova. It was built in 1984–85, and is a 355-meter (1165') tall guyed mast (lattice steel structure with square cross section) situated near Str ...

, a tall, guyed mast for FM radio and TV broadcasting built in 1984–85.

Twin towns and sister cities

Onești Onești (; ), formerly known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 34,005 inhabitants as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Moldavia. Administratively, the villages of Slobozia an ...

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(2015)

References

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