Vadul-Rașcov is a commune located in Șoldănești District,

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stretched along the right bank of the

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. The commune is composed of two villages, Socola and Vadul-Rașcov. It is approximately northeast of the capital,

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. As of 2014, the population was 1,808.

History

The history of this location dates to more than 2,500 years ago. The Cave Monastery in Socola already existed in 10th century. The monastery complex, also known as the 7 floor cave monastery, has 7 levels of cells. The complex is expanded to 3 parts on a length of along the Dniester River. Due to the very difficult way to get in the monastery and the relatively far distance from Chișinău, the location remains absolutely original, without any signs of current civilization, exactly as it was left about 300 years ago. The village is also known as the border place for trading routes for many centuries. Before the

Dubăsari Dubăsari (; mo-Cyrl, Дубэсарь) or Dubossary (; ; ) is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. Claimed by both the Republic of Moldova and the Transnistria, Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, the city is under the latter's ad ...

hydroelectric dam was built, the river was much lower, and it was a perfect place to cross the river by fording. Due to the rocks on the both banks of the river (over difference), the place was naturally secured from being easy invaded. In 1930, approximately 2,000 Jews lived in this village. During

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, the

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massacred the local Jewish community. The vast majority of the population of Vadul-Rașcov works in agriculture. The main tourist attraction is the Dniester River.

Notable people

Iurie Darie Iurie Darie (; 14 March 1929 – 9 November 2012) was a Romanian actor. Biography He was born in Vadul-Rașcov, Soroca County, Kingdom of Romania. He studied at the Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest, graduating in ...

(1929 – 2012), Romanian actor * Dumitru Matcovschi (1939 – 2013), Moldovan writer *

Sergiu Palihovici Sergiu Palihovici (born 6 April 1971) is a Moldovan jurist, historian and former politician. He held the office of Minister of Environment of Moldova in 2015. References Moldovan politicians 1971 births Living people {{Moldova-politic ...

(born 1971), Moldovan jurist, historian, and politician

References

Communes of Șoldănești District Populated places on the Dniester {{Şoldăneşti-geo-stub