Hîncești

Hînceşti is a city in Moldova, also written without diacritics as "Hincesti" or "Hancesti" (Cyrillic: Хынчешть).

Hînceşti is situated on the Cogalnic River, 33 km (21 mi) southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chişinău. Since 2003 it has been the seat of Raionul Hînceşti (Hînceşti District).

History

Hînceşti was established in 1500 AD as Dobreni.^{[1] [2]} Within the Russian Empire it was known under the Russified name Gincheshty (Гинчешты), but in Romanian Hînceşti. In 1940 the name was changed to Kotovskoe after Grigore Kotovski, who was born there. But from 1941 to 1944 it was again known as Hînceşti. From 1945 to 1965 it was called Kotovskoe, which in 1965 was changed to Kotovsk. Since 1990 it is again called Hînceşti.

Hînceşti was the home of Saint Parminu.

Demographics

In 1890 Hînceşti had 3,098 people. By 1970 the population was 14.3 thousand, and by 1991, 19.3 thousand. As of 2006 census it had 19.5 thousand residents.

Education

There are four Lyceum (junior colleges) in Hînceşti:

• Mihai Viteazul Lyceum
• M. Lomonosov Lyceum
• Mihai Sadoveanu Lyceum
• M. Eminescu Lyceum

Notable citizens

• Leonid Abramovich Anulov (1897-1974), a Soviet intelligence officer, organizer of clandestine intelligence networks (the so-called "Red Orchestra") in Switzerland.
• Grigory Ivanovich Kotowski (1881-1925), Soviet military leader and Communist activist.
• Yankl Yankelevich (1905-1938), Jewish poet who wrote in Yiddish

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Drochia is twinned with:

• Ploiesti, Romania

External anchors

• Orașul HÎNCEȘTI - Portalul orașului Hîncești.
• Asociația de Tineret - Asociația de Tineret „Pro Hîncești”

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