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Chisinau city overview
Chisinau is a city in Moldova shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forChisinau, Capital city of Moldova, Chisinau planning base 3, Chisinau planning base 4
RegionMoldovaMoldova
Time zoneEurope/Chisinaulocal time
Founded795historical origin
City history
The epicenter of the quake was in the Vrancea Mountains, and it led to substantial destruction: 78 deaths and 2,795 damaged buildings (of which 172 were destroyed).
In 1840, the building of the Triumphal Arch, planned by the architect Luca Zaushkevich, was completed.
Chișinău-Ungheni-Iași railway was opened on 1 June 1875 in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).
On 22 August 1905, another violent event occurred: the police opened fire on an estimated 3,000 demonstrating agricultural workers.
In 1933, the first higher education institution in Bessarabia was established by transferring the Agricultural Sciences Section of the University of Iași to Chișinău, as the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. World War II On.
Following the Soviet occupation, mass deportations, linked with atrocities, were executed by the NKVD between June 1940 and June 1941.
In June 1941, in order to recover Bessarabia, Romania entered World War II under the command of the German Wehrmacht, declaring war on the Soviet Union.
The share of dwellings built during the Soviet period (1951–1990) represents 74.3 percent of total households.
On 4 March 1977, the city was again jolted by a devastating earthquake.
On 5 September 2022, the country's first Christian university, Universitatea Moldo-Americană, opened its doors, supported by the Scandinavian broadcaster Visjon Norge and several donors in Norway, and run in cooperation with the American Southeastern.
In April 2023, the Dutch government opened a new embassy in Chișinău.
Under the Russian government, Chișinău became the capital of the newly annexed oblast (later guberniya) of Bessarabia.
Romania granted important subsidies to its provinces and initiated large-scale investment programs in the infrastructure of the main cities in Bessarabia, expanded the railroad infrastructure, and launched an extensive program to eradicate illiteracy.
During this time, Chișinău, part of Lăpușna County, was the capital of the newly established Bessarabia Governorate of Romania.
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Chisinau
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Capital city of Moldova
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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