Căușeni

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Căuşeni
Assumption of Our Lady Church

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Căuşeni
Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°38′N 29°24′E / 46.633°N 29.400°E / 46.633; 29.400Coordinates: 46°38′N 29°24′E / 46.633°N 29.400°E / 46.633; 29.400
Country  Moldova
County Căuşeni District
Government
  Mayor Anatolie Zaremba
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 19,900
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) +373 243
Website www.causeni.md

Căuşeni (Romanian pronunciation: [kə.uˈʃenʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Căuşeni District, Moldova.

Its population at the 2004 census was 17,757, of which 14,807 Moldovans/Romanians, 960 Ukrainians, 1,521 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 273 Bulgarians, 6 Jews, 3 Poles, 8 Gypsies, and 97 other/undeclared.[1]

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The 17th century Assumption of Our Lady Church is the oldest surviving building in the town. It is set more than 3 feet (0.91 m) below ground level and preserves the only medieval fresco in the Republic of Moldova. Executed by Walachian painters in a late Byzantine-Romanian style, the interiors feature religious scenes and iconography in vibrant reds, gold, and blues.

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