Ghidighici

Ghidighici
Village
Ghidighici
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°09′N 28°56′E / 47.150°N 28.933°E / 47.150; 28.933Coordinates: 47°09′N 28°56′E / 47.150°N 28.933°E / 47.150; 28.933
Country  Moldova
Population (2014 census)[1]
 • Total 5,051
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Ghidighici is a village in Chișinău municipality, Moldova.[2]

It is the location of the Ghidighici Reservoir.

History

On November 1, 1942, the king Michael of Romania joined the opening ceremony of the Liberation Tower in Ghidighici. The tower was destroyed in 1944, after the Soviet re-occupation.[3][4][5]

References

  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 2017-05-01.
  2. ↑ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ "Monumentul "Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei"" (in Romanian). Vocea Basarabiei. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  4. ↑ Vlad Dumbravă, Turnul dezrobirii Basarabiei de la Ghidighici, Cugetul: Revistă de istorie și cultură. 1999, Nr. 4, P. 48-50.
  5. ↑ "Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei" (in Romanian). Literatura și Arta. Retrieved 2012-02-17.



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