Ungheni

Ungheni
Ungheni
	Flag Seal
Country	Moldova
County	Ungheni District
Government
• Mayor	Alexandru Ambros
Area
• Total	164 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	38,100
• Density	23,232/km2 (60,170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Ungheni (Romanian pronunciation: [uŋˈɡenʲ]), with a population of 35,157, is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District since 2003.

There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania (Ungheni, Iași), on the other side of the Prut River.

History

The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462. A railway between Ungheni and Chişinău was built in 1875 by Russia in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). After WWII, the rail route through Ungheni became the main connection between the USSR and Romania.

Features and attractions

Gustave Eiffel bridge

In 1876 after the spring flooding of the river Prut the railway bridge that linked Moldova and Romania was almost destroyed. Railway Department invited Gustave Eiffel in Basarabia(Moldova) to redesign and rebuild the bridge. Nowadays it is still a strategically construction under the supervision of frontier guard.

Media

Natives

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1959	12,595	—
1970	19,558	+55.3%
1979	27,062	+38.4%
1989	37,788	+39.6%
2004	35,311	−6.6%
2012 est.	38,100	+7.9%

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ungheni is twinned with:

Auce, Latvia
Carmel, Israel
Dmitrovsk, Russia
Konin, Poland
Reghin, Romania
Vasilkov, Ukraine
Winston-Salem, United States
Mankato, United States
Cascais, Portugal

Consulates

Romania – Consulate

Gallery

The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462
Around 1900

Around 1900
Ungheni river port
Mihai Eminescu statue

References

Brezianu, Andrei and Spânu, Vlad (eds.) (2007) "Ungheni" Historical Dictionary of Moldova (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, USA, p. 371, ISBN 978-0-8108-5607-3

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).