Hîncești
| Hîncești | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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  Hîncești Location within Moldova | |||
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 28°35′E / 46.817°N 28.583°ECoordinates: 46°49′N 28°35′E / 46.817°N 28.583°E | |||
| Country |
 Moldova | ||
| County | Hîncești District | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Alexandru Botnari, re-elected in 2015 | ||
| Population (2014)[1] | |||
| • Total | 12,491 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Area code(s) | +373 269 | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | http://www.orasul-hincesti.md/ | ||
Hîncești (Romanian pronunciation: [hɨnˈt͡ʃeʃtʲ]; Cyrillic: Хынчешть; Russian: Ганчéшты/Хынчешты) is a city and municipality[2] in Moldova.
Hîncești is situated on the Cogîlnic River, 33 km (21 mi) southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chișinău. Since 2003 it has been the seat of Raionul Hîncești (Hîncești District).
History
Hîncești was established in 1500 AD as Dobreni.[3] [4] Within the Russian Empire it was known under the Russified name Gincheshty (Гинчешты), but in Romanian Hîncești. 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 Hîncești. From 1945 to 1965 it was called Kotovskoe, which in 1965 was changed to Kotovsk. Since 1990 it is again called Hîncești.
Demographics
In 1890 Hîncești had 3,098 people. By 1970 the population was 14.3 thousand, and by 1991, 19.3 thousand. At the 2006 census it had 19.5 thousand residents.
Education
There are four Lyceum (junior colleges) in Hîncești:
- Mihai Viteazul Lyceum
- M. Lomonosov Lyceum
- Mihai Sadoveanu Lyceum
- M. Eminescu Lyceum
- Timotei Batrinu Scoala de Arte
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:
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Ploiești, Romania
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Or Akiva, Israel
Notes
- ↑ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova (in Romanian)
- ↑ Not to be confused with Dobreni, Romania (Latitude: 44° 25' 0 N, Longitude: 25° 7' 0 E).
- ↑ Viorel, Miron (2006) "Managementul resurselor turistice în mediul rural din Republica Moldova" p. 99, doctoral thesis, Economics Department, Universitatea Agrarǎ de Stat din Moldova, Chișinău, in Romanian
External links
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1 In Transnistria. 2 Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. 3 Also a municipality. 4 The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city). | ||