Nisporeni

Nisporeni
Nisporeni
	Nisporeni Location within Moldova
	Coordinates: 47°5′N 28°11′E / 47.083°N 28.183°E
Country	Moldova
County	Nisporeni
First reference	1618
Area
• Total	14 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	10,063
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	primarianisporeni.md

Nisporeni (Romanian pronunciation: [nispoˈrenʲ]; Russian: Ниспорéны) is a city located in the central part of Moldova. It has 20,000 inhabitants. The city is administrative center of the Nisporeni District.

Demographics

Most of the population (98%) are Moldovans/Romanians.^[2]

History

The first historical appearance was in 1618.

The Romanian People's Salvation Cross, the largest cross in Moldova, was built in 2011 in Nisporeni.^[3]^[4]

Media

Albasat TV
Vocea Basarabiei, 105,7

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Nisporeni is twinned with:

Lugoj, Romania

Image Gallery

Romanian People's Salvation Cross
Stephen the Great monument
Monument dedicated to the soldiers who fell in World War II

References

^ 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 1 May 2017.
^ http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=ro&idc=263&id=2208
^ "Crucea Mântuirii Neamului Românesc a fost inaugurată (FOTO)" (in Romanian). infoprut.ro. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
^ "Crucea mântuirii neamului Românesc" (in Romanian). Moldova 1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

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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 1 May 2017.

[2] ttp://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=ro&idc=263&id=2208

[3] "Crucea Mântuirii Neamului Românesc a fost inaugurată (FOTO)" (in Romanian). infoprut.ro. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

[4] "Crucea mântuirii neamului Românesc" (in Romanian). Moldova 1. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

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v t e Cities and towns of Moldova
Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Tiraspol¹ Bălți Bender (Tighina)² Comrat Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Ungheni
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3
District seats⁴	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Other towns	Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca¹ Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe¹ Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc¹ Dubăsari¹ Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol¹ Iargara Lipcani Maiac¹ Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița¹ Sîngera Slobozia¹ Tiraspolul Nou¹ Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești
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).