Fălești
| Fălești | |||
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| City | |||
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  Fălești Location in Moldova | |||
| Coordinates: 47°34′20″N 27°42′50″E / 47.57222°N 27.71389°ECoordinates: 47°34′20″N 27°42′50″E / 47.57222°N 27.71389°E | |||
| Country |
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| District | Fălești District | ||
| Population (2014)[1] | |||
| • Total | 12,074 | ||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
Fălești (Moldovan Cyrillic: Фэлешть; Romanian pronunciation: [fəˈleʃtʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Fălești District, Moldova.
In January 2011, the population of Fălești was estimated to be 17,800.
History
The town had an important Jewish community before World War II, 51% of the total population.[2] The Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.[3][4]
Notable people
Gallery
Further reading
- Faleshty/Falesti (pp. 358-361) at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation
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 2017-05-01.
- ↑ http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/moldova-inc-transnistria-region/falesti-fleti-falesti-faleshti-foleshty-falest-feleshti-faleshty.html
- ↑ http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_romania/rom2_00386.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
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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). | ||
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