Ungheni

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Ungheni

Ungheni

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Ungheni is located in Moldova
Ungheni
Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 47°13′N 27°49′E / 47.217°N 27.817°E / 47.217; 27.817Coordinates: 47°13′N 27°49′E / 47.217°N 27.817°E / 47.217; 27.817
Country  Moldova
County Ungheni District
Government
 - Mayor Alexandru Ambros
Population (January 2011)
 - Total 38,100
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ungheni (population: 35,157) is the seventh largest city in Moldova and, since 2003, the seat of Ungheni District.

There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania (Ungheni, Iaşi), on the other side of the Prut River.

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History

The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462. A railway between Ungheni and Chişinău was built in 1875 by Russia in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). After WWII, the rail route through Ungheni became the main connection between Russia and Romania.

Features and attractions

Gustave Eiffel bridge

Main article: Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni
Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni

In 1876 after the spring flooding of the river Prut the railway bridge that linked Moldova and Romania was almost destroyed. Railway Department invited Gustave Eiffel in Basarabia(Moldova) to redesign and rebuild the bridge. Nowadays it is still a strategically construction under the supervision of frontier guard.

Media

  • Unghiul
  • Expresul de Ungheni
  • Euronova TV
  • UNGHENI.TV

Natives

  • Isidore A.L. Diamond (1920–1988), Jewish American screenwriter (Some Like It Hot)
  • Anatolie Arhire
  • Octavian Ţicu
  • Anatolie Arhire
  • Valentina Naforniţă, Winner - BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011
  • Veronica Kiriak,Israeli Model

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ungheni is twinned with:

Consulates

  • Romania – Consulate

Gallery

  • The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462

  • Around 1900

  • Ungheni river port

  • Mihai Eminescu statue

  • Brezianu, Andrei and Spânu, Vlad (eds.) (2007) "Ungheni" Historical Dictionary of Moldova (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, USA, p. 371, ISBN 978-0-8108-5607-3


Media

UNGHENI.TV / First news portal from Ungheni, Moldova

Cities of Moldova (alphabetical order)
Municipalities

Chişinău (national capital) · Bălţi · Bender (Tighina)2

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autonomous units

Comrat3 · Tiraspol1,3
District seats4
Other cities
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).
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