Batîr | |
|---|---|
Village | |
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  Batîr | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′41″N 29°00′18″E / 46.578°N 29.005°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Cimișlia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anatolie Spînu[1] (PCRM[2]) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.49 km2 (17.56 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Batîr is a village in Cimișlia District, near the southern border of Moldova.[4]
History[edit]
The actual village was founded in 1808 when 48 moldovan peasant families settled in the area, which was previously home to a tatar settlement. In 1822 the village was settled by 10 more families of ruthenian peasants, who had the surnames Revenko, Malashenko, Girik, Grizhuk, Todorovič, Grushitskiy (also Grushinskiy), Podkormezhnyy (also Kernitskiy and Zakerničnyy) and Vesel’noy (also Vesel’nyy and Vesyolyy).[5]
Geography[edit]
The village is located in southern Moldova, at a distance of about 14 km from the district administrative center Cimișlia.
References[edit]
- ^ Felicitări pentru Spînu Anatolie, primarul s. Batîr raionul Cimișlia, din partea PCRM
- ^ "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ Dicționarul Geografic al Basarabiei