List of renamed cities in Moldova
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The following is the list of cities in Moldova
that underwent a name change in the past.
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
that underwent a name change in the past.
- Romanovca → (1960 ?) BasarabeascaBasarabeascaBasarabeasca is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Basarabeasca District.-Geography:The city, formerly an urban-type settlement, is located on the border with Ukraine. It is 94 km to the south of Chişinău, 25 km from Cimislia, and 25 km from Comrat...
- CupciniCupciniCupcini is a town in Edineţ district, Moldova. Two villages are administered by the town, Chetroşica Veche and Chiurt....
→ (1960 ?) KalininKalininKalinin , or Kalinina , is a Russian surname, derived from the word kalina , and may refer to:People with the surname...
sk → (1990) Cupcini - GhindeştiGhindeştiGhindeşti is a town in Floreşti district, Moldova....
→ (1950 ?) LeninskLeninskLeninsk may refer to:*Leninsk, Volgograd Oblast, a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia*Leninsk, a former urban-type settlement in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia; since 2005—part of the city of Miass *Leninsk-Kuznetsky, a city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia...
ii → (1990) Ghindeşti - HînceştiHîncestiHînceşti is a city in Moldova, also written without diacritics as "Hincesti" or "Hancesti" .Hînceşti is situated on the Cogalnic River, southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chişinău...
→ (1940) Kotovsk → (1941) Hînceşti → (1944) Kotovsk → (1990) Hînceşti - IaloveniIaloveniIaloveni is a city in the Republic of Moldova situated from Chişinău. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District.- Twin towns — Sister cities :Ialoveni is twinned with:...
→ (1960 ?) KutuzovKutuzovKutuzov may refer to:* Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal during Napoleonic era* Named after Mikhail Kutuzov** Order of Kutuzov, military award** Kutuzov Embankment, embankment and street** Operation Kutuzov, military operation in WWII...
→ (1990) Ialoveni - SîngereiSîngereiSîngerei is a city in Moldova and the seat of the administrative region Sîngerei District. One village is administered by the city, Vrăneşti.- History :...
→ (1940 ?) LazoLazo-Places:*imeni Lazo District, a district in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia*Lazo, Russia, name of several rural localities in Russia*Lazo, a village in Hăsnăşenii Noi Commune, Drochia District, Moldova*Lazo, a village in Alava Commune, Ştefan Vodă District, Moldova...
vsk → (1990) Sîngerei - ŞoldăneştiSoldanestiŞoldăneşti is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Şoldăneşti District.Formerly known as Chernenko during the communist era, the town regained the historical name in early '80s.-References:...
→ (1985) ChernenkoChernenkoChernenko , is a surname of Ukrainian origin. Notable persons with the surname include:* Konstantin Chernenko , Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU* Anastasiya Chernenko, professional Ukrainian Elite triathlete...
→ (1988) Şoldăneşti - Biruinţa → (1940 ?) Suvorovo → (1990) Ştefan VodăŞtefan VodăŞtefan Vodă is a city and the administrative centre of Ştefan Vodă District, Moldova. It was known as Suvorov during the Soviet period, until 22 May 1990.-References:...
Villages
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza → (1940 ?) Suvorovo → (1990s) Alexandru Ioan Cuza
- Chişcăreni → (1960 ?) Lazo → (1990) Chişcăreni
See also
- List of cities in Moldova
- List of renamed cities in Belarus
- List of renamed cities and towns in Russia
- List of renamed cities in Ukraine