Mărculești

Mărculești (Romanian pronunciation: [mərkuˈleʃtʲ]) is a city in Florești District, in northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census. The city was once the site of a Jewish agricultural and mercantile colony, to its destruction in the Holocaust.[3]

For the commune with the same name in the same district, see Mărculești, Florești.
For other uses, see Mărculești (disambiguation).
Mărculești
Town
Mărculești
Coordinates: 47°52′7″N 28°14′51″E
CountryMoldova
DistrictFlorești District
Government
 • MayorIon Vîrlan (PCRM[1])
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 • Total1,396
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References
  1. "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  2. 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.
  3. "Markuleshty; Memorial to a Jewish Colony in Bessarabia (Marculesti), Moldova". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  4. "Absent : A dark episode in Moldo-Romanian history". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  5. Eckerling, Debra L. (2018-05-16). "Moldovan Jews' Tragic History in 'Absent'". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  6. "Now Streaming on Amazon, Masterful Documentary Captures the Haunting History of Moldovan Jews – Tablet Magazine". www.tabletmag.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  7. "The 22nd Astra Film Festival kicks off". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
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