Sîngerei (also spelled Sângerei) is a city in
Moldova and the seat of
Sîngerei District
Sîngerei () is a district () in the north of Moldova, with the administrative center at Sîngerei.
The other major city is Biruința. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 93,400.
Between 1944 and 1991, Sîngerei district was called ''Lazo ...
. One village is administered by the city, Vrănești.
History
During the
interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The in ...
, the city was the seat of
Plasa Sângerei, in
Bălți County,
Romania. Between 1944 and 1991 the city was named Lazovsk, after the name of Moldovan communist
Sergey Lazo.
Media
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Jurnal FM
Jurnal FM ( ro, Jurnal FM) is a Moldovan radio station owned by NGO Sănătatea. Jurnal FM started its broadcasting in 2009
as an internet radio station. Starting 25 December 2010, Jurnal FM broadcasts via FM in Chisinau and in other important cit ...
– 95.2 MHz
* Eco FM – 100.2 MHz
Notable people
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Anton Crihan
Anton Crihan (born July 10, 1893, Sîngerei, Bessarabia Governorate – January 9, 1993, St. Louis, Mo, United States of America) was a Bessarabian politician, lawyer, author, economist, professor and journalist. He was a member of Sfatul Țări ...
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Vasile Gafencu
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Ion Hadârcă
Ion Hadârcă (born 17 August 1949 in Sîngerei, USSR) is a poet, translator and Moldovan politician, deputy to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 1990 and 1998 and from 2009 to 2014. Ion Hadârcă was the founder and first preside ...
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Petru Hadârcă
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Vitalie Nagacevschi
Vitalie Nagacevschi (born 28 January 1965) is a Moldovan politician.
Biography
He has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Moldova, Republic of Mol ...
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sîngerei is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Hârlău,
Romania
Gallery
File:Stamp of Moldova md021std.jpg
References
Cities and towns in Moldova
Bălți County (Romania)
Sîngerei District
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