Chiţcani, Moldova

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Chiţcani (Russian: Kitskani, Кицкань) is one of the oldest recorded villages in Moldova. The village has a history dating back to 1367. Its name means "shrews" in Romanian language.

It is located near Tighina. Despite being situated in Basarabia, it is controlled by Transnistria and included in the territory claimed by Transnistria in its constitution.

The village is best known as the home of the Noul Neamţ monastery. The monastery was closed when Moldovan SSR was part of the Soviet Union and was at times used as a hospital, storehouse and museum.

The village was the place of many human rights abuses of transnistrian authorities. According Helsinki Comitee for Human Rights in Moldova, between 1996 and 2000 in Chiţcani were registered 20 killed persons, but nobody was engaged in investigation of those crimes, as Moldova declares that has no access, and the transnistrian authorities does not wish it to make investigations^[1].