Florești District

Localities with the oldest documentary attestation of the district are: Cuhureștii de Sus, Cuhureștii de Jos, Cunicea documented on 20 December 1437. The fifteenth to seventeenth centuries in the region were marked by continued development of trade and the local economy, and a significant increase in the population. Floresti itself is first documented on 20 August 1588. The eighteenth century was marked by economic decline of the region because of the constant wars waged by the regional powers: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire. In 1812 the region was occupied by the Russian Empire, and besides the local Population of Moldovans, many Ukrainians and Russians settled here. In 1870 is certified as fair Floresti voloste center. After the collapse of Russian Empire in 1917, Bessarabia formed a union with Romania. In 1940 Basarabia it is again occupied by the USSR after the Molotov–Ribbentrop pact. In 1944–1991 Glodeni district in the center became the composition of the MSSR. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova, part of the Soroca County (1991–2003), and in 2003 became administrative unit of Moldova.

Floresti district (http://floresti.md) is located in north-eastern part of Moldova and is bordered to the north Soroca District, north-west Drochia District, Telenesti District to the south, east to Camenca District, south-east Soldanesti District and west with Singerei District. Landscape is fragmented in Nistru Plateau, and less in Balti steppe in the west. Soil consists of chernozem, cambisol, alluvial soil and arenosol. Maximum altitude is 289 m Nistru plateau.

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• Localities: 74
• Administrative centers: Florești
• Cities: Florești, Ghindești, Mărculești
• Villages: 34
• Commons: 37

1 January 2012 the district population was 89,500 of which 21.5% urban and 78.5% rural population.

• Births (2010): 1044 (11.6 per 1000)
• Deaths (2010): 1374 (15.2 per 1000)
• Growth Rate (2010): -330 (-3.7 per 1000)

Religion

Japca Monastery (17th century), it is the only monastery from Moldova which was never closed by the Soviet authorities

• Christians – 98.5%
  • Orthodox Christians – 94.8%
  • Old Believers – 2.7%
  • Protestant – 1.0%
    • Seventh-day Adventists – 0.4%
    • Baptists – 0.3%
    • Evangelicals – 0.2%
    • Pentecostals – 0.1%
• Other – 1.2%
• No Religion – 0.3%

In the district are 33,200 registered businesses. The share of agricultural land is 88,934 ha (80.2%) of total land area. Arable land occupies 70 070 ha (63.2%) of the total agricultural land, orchards plantations – 4456 ha (4.0%), vineyards occupy 1175 ha (1.0%), pastures – 11,422 ha (10.1%), others – 1811 ha (1.6%). The main branch of economy is agriculture, it is specified in growth: sunflower, sugar beet, tobacco, cereals (wheat, barley, oats), vegetables.

In Floresti working 56 middle and high schools including primary schools—5 with 391 students, middle schools—24 with 3,127 students, general secondary schools—14 with 3165 students, schools—11 with 5031 students, boarding schools—one with 120 students, special schools—one with 112 students. 4 schools in the district working professional with 837 students. The district operates 31 preschools with a number of 1,811 children.

The district is located in the so-called electoral region "North Red" (the region where the PCRM usually get over 50% of the vote). But the last three elections the Communists are in a constant fall. The elections of 2010 the PCRM won only 0.38% from AEI. District is one of the founding members of Euroregion Dniester.

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 68.8%

In district works: 58 houses of culture and artistic cultural centers with 22 "Model", 56 public libraries with books—462,000 copies, 2 music schools, a school of fine arts, three museums.

In Floresti district works: Floresti Hospital, with 320 beds and two branches in Vertiujeni and Sanatauca each with 17 beds, a center of family doctors in the composition of which are: the district department of family physicians, 27 offices of family doctors and 13 health center, 30 pharmacies.

Mircea Snegur, first president of Moldova

Petru Lucinschi

• Avraham Granot – Zionist activist, Israeli politician and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
• Mircea Snegur – First Moldovan president in 1990-1996
• Pavel Krushevan – journalist, publicist and politician of the extreme right, collaborator with shadowy Okhrana (tsarist institution of espionage and sabotage)
• Petru Lucinschi – President of Moldova in 1996-2001
• Adrian Prodan- Journalist and television presenter

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