Ungheni
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| Ungheni | |
  Ungheni
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| Country |  Moldova |
| County | Ungheni County |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Alexandru Ambros |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 35,157 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website: http://moldova.cc/ungheni_city/ | |
Ungheni (population: 35,157) is the seventh largest town in Moldova and, since 2003, the seat of Raionul Ungheni.
There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania, on the other side of the Prut River.
The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462. A railway between Ungheni and Chişinău was built in 1875 by Russia in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). After WWII, the rail route through Ungheni became the main connection between Russia and Romania.
Ungheni's sister city is 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
[edit] People connected with Ungheni
Isidore A.L. Diamond, American screenwriter (Some Like It Hot) was born here (1920).
[edit] References
- Brezianu, Andrei and Spânu, Vlad (eds.) (2007) "Ungheni" Historical Dictionary of Moldova (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, USA, p. 371, ISBN 978-0-8108-5607-3
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