Căușeni

Căușeni
Căușeni
	Assumption of Our Lady Church
	Seal
Country	Moldova
County	Căușeni District
Government
• Mayor	Anatolie Zaremba
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	19,900
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 243
Website	www.causeni.md

Căușeni (Romanian pronunciation: [kə.uˈʃenʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Căușeni District, Moldova.

Its population at the 2004 census was 17,757, of which 14,807 Moldovans/Romanians, 960 Ukrainians, 1,521 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 273 Bulgarians, 6 Jews, 3 Poles, 8 Gypsies, and 97 other/undeclared.^[1]

History

The 17th century Assumption of Our Lady Church is the oldest surviving building in the town. It is set more than 3 feet (0.91 m) below ground level and preserves the only medieval fresco in the Republic of Moldova. Executed by Walachian painters in a late Byzantine-Romanian style, the interiors feature religious scenes and iconography in vibrant reds, gold, and blues.

Media

Vocea Basarabiei 91,9

Notable people

Anatol Petrencu

Gallery

[Assumption of Our Lady Church]]

References

^ Demographic, national, language and cultural characteristics

External links

World Monuments Fund page on Assumption of Our Lady Church

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[1] Demographic, national, language and cultural characteristics

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v t e Cities, towns and communes of Căușeni District, Moldova
Cities/towns	Căușeni Căinari
Communes	Baccealia Baimaclia Chircăiești Chircăieștii Noi Chițcani Ciuflești Cîrnățeni Cîrnățenii Noi Copanca Coșcalia Cremenciug Fîrlădeni Gîsca Grădinița Grigorievca Hagimus Opaci Pervomaisc Plop-Știubei Săiți Sălcuța Taraclia Tănătari Tănătarii Noi Tocuz Ucrainca Ursoaia Zaim
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Căinari, loc.st.cf Tricolici Surchiceni Baurci Merenești Zahorna Sălcuța Nouă Florica Plop Fîrlădenii Noi Leuntea Valea Verde Constantinovca Ștefănești Ursoaia Nouă Zviozdocica Marianca de Sus Zaim, loc. st. c. f.

v t e 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 Tiraspol^1,3
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).