Edineț

Edineț ( ) is a municipality in northern Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at . The town administers two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineștii Noi. The population at the 2004 census was 17,292 inhabitants¹, including 15,624 in the town itself. To the north of the town is the commune Hlinaia (Glina-Mare); to the south, the town of Cupcini; to the east, the commune of Ruseni; and to the west, the suburb of Alexăndreni.

Edineț ( ) is a municipality in northern Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at . The town administers two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineștii Noi. The population at the 2004 census was 17,292 inhabitants, including 15,624 in the town itself. To the north of the town is the commune Hlinaia (Glina-Mare); to the south, the town of Cupcini; to the east, the commune of Ruseni; and to the west, the suburb of Alexăndreni.

History

The first known written mention of the locality is in a document from July 15, 1431, in which the Prince of Moldavia Alexandru cel Bun offered to Ivan Cupcici "14 villages with their old domains and empty land to found new villages and an apiary". According to the document, the old name of Edineț was Viadineți, possibly meaning "little Viadins". A document dating August 18, 1690, given by Prince Constantin Movilă to Cozma Pop, mentions the village as Iadineți. The name Edineț is documented since 1663, and is still used today. Between 1918–1940, the alternative spellings Edineți and Edinița were sometimes used. In 1812, the eastern part of Moldavia was annexed by the Russian Empire and became known as Governorate of Bessarabia. In 1897, it had a population of 10,211, of whom 7,379 (72 percent¹) were Jewish. Bessarabia proclaimed independence in January 1918 as the Moldavian Democratic Republic. In April 1918, Bessarabia proclaimed union with Romania, this came as a result of the World War I. Later on, close to the World War II, this territory was then incorporated into the Soviet Union. It became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. At the 1930 census, there were three separately administered localities: Edineți-Târg (literally "Edineți-Fair"), population 5,910, Edineți-Sat ("Edineți-Village"), population 5,260, part of Plasa Briceni of the Hotin County, and Alexăndrenii-Noi, population 1,083, part of Plasa Rășcani of the Bălți County. Between the two World Wars there was a Zionist Tarbut school in the town. In 1940, the Soviet Union, with the consent of the Nazi Germany occupied Bessarabia, created the Moldavian SSR, closing privately owned businesses and religious schools. A year later, the Romanian Army, now allied with Nazi Germany, drove the Soviets out and recovered Bessarabia. In 1944, the Soviets re-conquered Bessarabia and re-established the Moldavian SSR. During the Soviet time, the town was also known in the Russified versions Yedintsy and Yedintzi and in Yiddish as Yedinets or Eydinets. In 1960s, the Jewish population was estimated at 200. There was no synagogue, although the Jewish cemetery still existed. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Moldova became an independent country.

Culture

Edineț has a Natural History Museum, and a famous Museum of National Craftsmen, whose collection has many original folk objects and works.

Demographics

According to the 2024 census, 12,369 inhabitants¹ lived in Edineț, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 15,520 inhabitants were registered.

Historical demographics

Media

Radio Chișinău 104.6 FM Jurnal FM 107.9 MHz Radio Sanatatea

References

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