Vadul Turcului
Vadul Turcului
Вадул-Туркулуй (Russian) Вадул-Туркулуй (Ukrainian) | |
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  Vadul Turcului | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′16″N 28°59′19″E / 47.93778°N 28.98861°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria[a] |
| District | Rîbnița District |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vadul Turcului (Romanian; Ukrainian: Вадул-Туркулуй; Russian: Вадул-Туркулуй, Vadul-Turkului, Polish: Wadyturkuł) is a commune in Transnistria, Moldova. Its name means "Turk's ford" in Romanian. It is composed of two villages, Molochișul Mic (Малий Молокіш, Малый Молокиш) and Vadul Turcului.[1]
It is also the site of the Church of the Blessed Virgin's Birth, a Russian Orthodox church featured on gold and silver coins issued in the series of Orthodox Temples (Transnistria) by Transnistria's Central Bank.
Notes
- ^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
