Căușeni

Căușeni (Romanian pronunciation: [kə.uˈʃenʲ]; Russian: Каушаны, romanized: Kaushany) is a town and the administrative center of Căușeni District, Moldova.

For the village in Neamț County, Romania, see Boghicea.

Căușeni
Assumption of Our Lady Church
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Căușeni
Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°38′N 29°24′E
CountryMoldova
CountyCăușeni District
Government
 • MayorAnatolie Dontu
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 • Total15,939
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
MD-4300
Area code(s)+373 243
ClimateCfb
Websiteprimaria.causeni.org

Its population at the 2014 census was 15,939, of which 12,056 Moldovans, 1,119 Romanians, 747 Russians, 545 Ukrainians, 204 Bulgarians, 69 Gagauzians, 12 Gypsies, and 1,187 other/undeclared.[2]

History

The 17th century Assumption of Our Lady Church is the oldest surviving building in the town.[3] It is set more than 3 feet (0.91 m) below ground level and preserves the only medieval fresco in the Republic of Moldova. Executed by Walachian painters in a late Byzantine-Romanian style, the interiors feature religious scenes and iconography in vibrant reds, gold, and blues.

At one time it was a vibrant Jewish shtetl. In 1897, 45 percent of the population (1,675) was Jewish, most working in agriculture.[4]

Notable people
  • Assumption of Our Lady Church

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 1 May 2017.
  2. Republic of Moldova 2014 Population Census
  3. http://www.natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Moldova-Pitoreasca-Picturesque-Moldavia-pdf-Vladimir-Toncea.pdf
  4. "Kaushany". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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