Batîr
Batîr is a village in Cimișlia District, near the southern border of Moldova.[4]
Batîr | |
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Village | |
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  Batîr | |
| Coordinates: 46.578°N 29.005°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Cimișlia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anatolie Spînu[1] (PCRM[2]) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.49 km2 (17.56 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
The actual village was founded in 1808 when 48 moldovan peasant families settled in the area, which was previously home to a tatar settlement. In 1822 the village was settled by 10 more families of ruthenian peasants, who had the surnames Danilenko (or Danilov), Revenko, Malashenko, Hirik and Vesel’noy (or Vasil’noy).[5]
Geography
The village is located in southern Moldova, at a distance of about 14 km from the district administrative center Cimișlia.
References
- Felicitări pentru Spînu Anatolie, primarul s. Batîr raionul Cimișlia, din partea PCRM
- "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- 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 2017-05-01.
- Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- Dicționarul Geografic al Basarabiei
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