Țiganca is a commune in Cantemir District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Ghioltosu, Țiganca and Țiganca Nouă.[2]
Țiganca | |
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Commune | |
  Țiganca Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′N 28°09′E / 46.233°N 28.150°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Cantemir District |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,596 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
A cemetery of the Romanian soldiers fallen in 1941 during the military offensive to retake Bessarabia is located in Țiganca.[3]
Notable people
edit- Nina Josu (born 1953), writer and activist
- Petru Păduraru (born 1946), priest and the current Metropolitan of Bessarabia
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ "Morminte şi opere comemorative româneşti din Republica Moldova ("Romanian Tombs and Memorials in the Republic of Moldova")". Romanian National Office for Heroes' Memory. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
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