Ghidighici is a village in Chișinău municipality, Moldova.[2]

Ghidighici
Village
Ghidighici is located in Moldova
Ghidighici
Ghidighici
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°09′N 28°56′E / 47.150°N 28.933°E / 47.150; 28.933
Country Moldova
Government
 • MayorVictoria Calmîș (PAS)
Population
 • Total
5,051
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

It is the location of the Ghidighici Reservoir.

History

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On November 1, 1942, King Michael I of Romania, his mother Helen, and Foreign Minister Mihai Antonescu joined the opening ceremony of the monumental Liberation Tower in Ghidighici. The tower was destroyed in 1944, after the Soviet re-occupation.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  3. ^ "Monumentul "Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei"" (in Romanian). Vocea Basarabiei. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ^ Vlad Dumbravă, Turnul dezrobirii Basarabiei de la Ghidighici, Cugetul: Revistă de istorie și cultură. 1999, Nr. 4, P. 48-50.
  5. ^ "Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei" (in Romanian). Literatura și Arta. Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
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