Drochia

For the commune in the same district with the same name, see Drochia, Drochia.

Place in Drochia District, Moldova

Drochia

Drochia

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Drochia

Location in Moldova

Coordinates: 48°2′N 27°45′E﻿ / ﻿48.033°N 27.750°E﻿ / 48.033; 27.750
Country| Moldova
District| Drochia District
Established| 1777
Government

• Mayor| Cereteu Nina (PN), since 2015
Elevation

| 741 ft (226 m)
Population

(2014)[1]

• Total| 13,150
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

MD-52xx

Area code| +373 252 xx x xx
Climate| Dfb

Drochia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdroki.ja]) is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km (108.4 mi) north of the national capital, Chișinău, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.

The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).

## History[edit]

Drochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.

More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595. It was part of Plasa Bădiceni of the Soroca County.

Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.

## Demographics[edit]

According to the 2014 census, the population of Drochia amounted to 13,150 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 16,606 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 6,083 were men and 7,067 were women.[2]

Ethnic composition of Drochia (2014)[3]

Moldovans* (80.54%)

Romanians (4.34%)

Ukrainians (10.03%)

Russians (4.35%)

Others (0.75%)

Linguistic composition of Drochia (2014)[4]

Moldovan* (65.27%)

Romanian (15.63%)

Russian (15.10%)

Ukrainian (3.76%)

Other (0.19%)

Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]

Ethnic composition (1930 Census)

Romanians | 181
Ruthenians and Ukrainians | 77
Russians | 209
Jews | 112
Poles | 5
Armenians | 7
Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes | 1
others | 3
Total | 595
Linguistic composition (1930 Census)

Romanian | 198
Russian | 210
Yiddish | 102
Ukrainian | 80
Polish | 4
other | 1
Total | 595

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1930 | 595| —
1959 | 6,638| +1015.6%
1970 | 11,161| +68.1%
1979 | 15,280| +36.9%
1989 | 21,298| +39.4%
2004 | 16,606| −22.0%
2014| 13,150| −20.8%

## Media[edit]

* Radio Chişinău 93.8 FM
* Vocea Basarabiei 101,0
* Radio Studentus www.studentus.md/listen.html

## Mayors of Drochia[edit]

* Anatol Pleşca 1991–1999
* Valeriu Ceban 1999–2007
* Grigore Melnic 2007 – 2011
* Igor Grozavu 2011 – 2015
* Nina Cereteu 2015 -

## International relations[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

### Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]

Drochia is twinned with:

* Borisov, Belarus
* Dorohoi, Romania
* Kolomyia, Ukraine
* Rădăuți, Romania
* Pineto, Italy

## Photo gallery[edit]

* Cathedral of the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului"

* Monument of Mihai Eminescu

* City Hall

* Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School

* Drochia Bus Terminal

* Drochia District Council and the monument of Stephen III of Moldavia

* Office building

* Monument of Mihai Eminescu

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drochia.

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. ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
3. ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
4. ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
5. ^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013. "124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției." [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]
6. ^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
7. ^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Drochia Stadium on divizianationala.com
* Weather in Drochia
* Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School Webpage Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
* Drochia in Photos
* Meteo Moldova
* Drochia.md

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Cities, towns and communes of Drochia District, Moldova

District seat: Drochia

Cities and towns|

* Drochia

Communes|

* Baroncea
* Cotova
* Fîntînița
* Hăsnășenii Noi
* Palanca
* Pervomaiscoe
* Petreni
* Șalvirii Vechi
* Șuri

Villages (communes)1|

* Antoneuca
* Chetrosu
* Dominteni
* Drochia
* Gribova
* Hăsnășenii Mari
* Maramonovca
* Miciurin
* Moara de Piatră
* Mîndîc
* Nicoreni
* Ochiul Alb
* Pelinia
* Popeștii de Jos
* Popeștii de Sus
* Sofia
* Zgurița
* Țarigrad

1 As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).

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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
* Tiraspol1,3

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).
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