Călărași, Moldova
Călărași
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Călărași (Romanian pronunciation: [kələˈraʃʲ] ⓘ) is a town in Moldova, founded in 1848.
Long ago, the word "călărași" meant "horsemen" (today the word is "călăreți"). The name of Călărași was inspired by a legend which tells that once, when
Călărași was historically a
In 2018, Dumitru Grosei released an ethnographic documentary in Romanian called "Călărași – A Land by the Gate of Heaven" focused on the town's cultural history and folklore.[5]
The city is the administrative center of Călărași District; it also administers one village, Oricova.
Demographics
According to the
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 In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[9] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[10][11]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1959 | 5,725 | — |
1970 | 13,918 | +143.1% |
1979 | 16,207 | +16.4% |
2014 | 10,808 | −26.3% |
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Călărași is
- Călărași, Romania
References
- ^ a b Kenvin, Helene. "LOCATION OF KALARASH". kehilalinks.jewishgen.org. JewishGen. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Kalarash". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. The Gale Group. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yaakov Chiplester (1906). "The Terrible Bloody Kalarasher Pogrom". JewishGen. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "CĂLĂRAȘI - A LAND BY THE GATE OF HEAVEN - won the Zlatna IEFF 2018 Trophy!". Alternative Cinema. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "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.] - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
Further reading
- Kalarash/Calarasi (pp. 362–363) at Routes to Roots Foundation
External links
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