Nisporeni

Nisporeni
Nisporeni
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	Location within Moldova
	Coordinates: 47°5′N 28°11′E / 47.083°N 28.183°E
Country	Moldova
District	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]) is a town in Moldova and the administrative center of Nisporeni District.

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.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Nisporeni amounted to 10,063 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 12,105 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 4,895 were men and 5,168 were women.^[4]

Ethnic composition of Nisporeni (2014)^[5]

Moldovans* (80.48%)

Romanians (17.92%)

Russians (0.65%)

Others (00.94%)

Linguistic composition of Nisporeni (2014)^[6]

Moldovan* (59.81%)

Romanian (38.75%)

Russian (1.00%)

Other (0.40%)

Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,^[7] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.^[8]^[9]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1930	5,975	—
1970	11,297	+89.1%
1979	13,489	+19.4%
1989	15,663	+16.1%
2004	12,105	−22.7%
2014	10,063	−16.9%

Sport

Speranța Nisporeni is based in the city.

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.
^ "Crucea Mântuirii Neamului Românesc a fost inaugurată (FOTO)" (in Romanian). infoprut.ro. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
^ "Crucea mântuirii neamului Românesc" (in Romanian). Moldova 1. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013. 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]
^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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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] "Crucea Mântuirii Neamului Românesc a fost inaugurată (FOTO)" (in Romanian). infoprut.ro. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

[3] "Crucea mântuirii neamului Românesc" (in Romanian). Moldova 1. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2012.

[4] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[5] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[6] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[const-court-7] "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013. 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]

[foxnews-8] "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[9] "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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v t e Cities, towns and communes of Nisporeni District, Moldova
District seat: Nisporeni
Cities and towns	Nisporeni
Communes	Boldurești Brătuleni Bălănești Ciorești Ciutești Iurceni Marinici Seliște Valea-Trestieni Vărzărești Șișcani
Villages (communes)¹	Bolțun Bursuc Bălăurești Bărboieni Cristești Călimănești Grozești Milești Soltănești Vînători Zberoaia
¹ As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).

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).