Telenești

Telenești
Telenești
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	Telenești Location within Moldova
	Coordinates: 47°30′10″N 28°22′0″E / 47.50278°N 28.36667°E / 47.50278; 28.36667
Country	Moldova
Raion (district)	Telenești
Area
• Total	536 km2 (207 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	7,227
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Telenești (Romanian pronunciation: [teleˈneʃtʲ]) is a city in Moldova, located 91 kilometres to the north of the capital city, Chișinău. Telenești is the administrative center of the eponymous district. Three villages are administered by the city: Mihălașa, Mihălașa Nouă and Izvoraș. As of 2004, it had a population of 6,855, 89 percent of whom were Moldovan.^[2]

Media

Jurnal FM – 88.2 MHz

Notable people

Angel Agache, Moldovan politician.
Nicoleta Dara, singer
Nachum Gutman (1898–1980), Teleneşti-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author

Religion

Before World War II, the town had an important Jewish population. The Cathedral of St. Elijah from Telenești is one of the newest representative architectural monument. Țurcan Vasile is the priest of the St. Elijah Cathedral. The construction of Cathedral started in 2006.

References

^ 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.
^ "Moldovan 2004 census results". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2008.

External links

Teleneşti, Moldova at JewishGen

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[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] "Moldovan 2004 census results". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2008.

v t e Cities, towns and communes of Telenești District, Moldova
District seat: Telenești
Cities and towns	Telenești
Communes	Brînzenii Noi Bănești Chițcanii Vechi Căzănești Ghiliceni Mîndrești Negureni Pistruieni Ratuș Suhuluceni Sărătenii Vechi Tîrșiței Zgărdești
Villages (communes)¹	Bogzești Budăi Chiștelnița Ciulucani Codrul Nou Coropceni Crăsnășeni Cîșla Hirișeni Inești Leușeni Nucăreni Ordășei Scorțeni Verejeni Văsieni Țînțăreni
¹ As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).

v t e Cities and towns of Moldova
Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Tiraspol¹ Bălți Bender (Tighina)² Comrat Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Ungheni
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3
District seats⁴	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Other towns	Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca¹ Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe¹ Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc¹ Dubăsari¹ Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol¹ Iargara Lipcani Maiac¹ Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița¹ Sîngera Slobozia¹ Tiraspolul Nou¹ Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești
¹ In Transnistria. ² Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. ³ Also a municipality. ⁴ The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city).

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany Israel United States