Ungheni

For other uses, see Ungheni (disambiguation).

Ungheni

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Ungheni

Location within Moldova

Coordinates: 47°13′N 27°49′E / 47.217°N 27.817°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 27°49′E / 47.217°N 27.817°E

Country

Moldova

County

Ungheni District

Government

• Mayor

Alexandru Ambros

Area

• Total

16.4 km² (6.3 sq mi)

Population (2014 census^[1])

• Total

38,400

• Density

2,300/km² (6,100/sq mi)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Ungheni (Romanian pronunciation: [uŋˈɡenʲ]), with a population of 35,157, is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District since 2003.

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, Iași), on the other side of the Prut River.

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 the USSR 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 Bessarabia (Moldova) to redesign and rebuild the bridge. Nowadays it is still a strategic structure under the supervision of the frontier guard.

Media

Natives

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1959	12,595	—
1970	19,558	+55.3%
1979	27,062	+38.4%
1989	37,788	+39.6%
2004	35,311	−6.6%
2012 est.	38,100	+7.9%

International relations

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

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ungheni is twinned with:

Auce, Latvia
Dmitrovsk, Russia
Konin, Poland
Reghin, Romania
Vasilkov, Ukraine
Winston-Salem, United States^[2]^[3]
Mankato, United States
Cascais, Portugal

Consulates

Romania – Consulate

Gallery

The first historical mention of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462
Around 1900
Ungheni river port
Mihai Eminescu statue

References

↑
↑ Sister Cities Winston-Salem. City of Winston-Salem.
↑ Winston-Salem, NC. Interactive City Directory. Sister Cities International, Inc.

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

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Cities of Moldova (alphabetical order)

Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Bălți Bender (Tighina)²

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 cities	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).

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