Moldova

• Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe.It is

bordered by Romania to the west
and Ukraine to the north, east, and south.
The capital city is Chișinău.

Chișinău
• Most of the Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812,
when it was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire and became known as Bessarabia. In
1856, southern Bessarabia was returned to Moldavia, which three years later united with Wallachia to
form Romania, but Russian rule was restored over the whole of the region in 1878. During the
1917 Russian Revolution, Bessarabia briefly became an autonomous state within the Russian Republic,
known as the Moldavian Democratic Republic. In February 1918, the Moldavian Democratic Republic
declared independence and then integrated into Romania later that year following a vote of its assembly.
The decision was disputed by Soviet Russia, which in 1924 established, within the Ukrainian SSR,
a Moldavian autonomous republic (MASSR) on partially Moldovan-inhabited territories to the east of
Bessarabia. In 1940, as a consequence of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Romania was compelled to cede
Bessarabia to the Soviet Union, leading to the creation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist
Republic (Moldavian SSR), which included the greater part of Bessarabia

Greater Romania
Principality of Moldavia
• Ștefan cel Mare Central Park  is the main park
in Central Chișinău, Moldova.It is the oldest
park in Moldova and spans about 7 hectares (17
acres).The park contains 50 species of trees,
some of which are quite old,
the mulberries and acacias being between 130
and 180 years.
• Rose Valley Chişinău  is an urban
park including the remains of an
ancient Slavonic sanctuary. It is located in the
city of Chişinău, Moldova.
• The country has a well-
established wine industry. It
has a vineyard area of
147,000 hectares (360,000
acres), of which 102,500 ha
(253,000 acres) are used for
commercial production. Most
of the country's wine
production is made for
export. Many families have
their own recipes and grape
varieties that have been
passed down through the
generations. 
• Mileștii Mici is a commune in Ialoveni District, Moldova,
composed of two villages, Mileștii Mici and Piatra Albă. It has
a population of over 4,500 and is 18 km from Chişinău.
Stretching for 250 km, of which only 120 km are currently in
use, the Mileștii Mici cellar complex is also the largest in the
world. In 2007 Mileștii Mici wine cellars were noted in
Guinness World Records 2007 Yearbook, for having the largest
(2 million) wine collections in the world.
• Cricova is a Moldovan town, located 15
kilometres north of Chișinău, the capital of the
country. Cricova is famous for its wine cellars,
which make it a popular attraction for tourists.
• Old Orhei is a Moldovan historical and
archaeological complex located in Trebujeni, which
is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-east
of Chişinău on the Răut River in the Republic of
Moldova.
• The Hâncu Monastery is
a monastery in Bursuc, Moldova.
The monastery was founded in
1678, in the Principality
of Moldavia.
• January 1-New Year's Day (Celebrates beginning of the Gregoria calendar year. Festivities
include counting down to midnight (12:00 AM) on the preceding night, New Year's Eve.
Traditional beginning of holiday season)
January 7 -Orthodox Christmas
February 15-Afghan War Veterans Day(It commermorates the end of the Soviet-Afghan War)
March 2-Remembrance Day Commemorates the end of the Transnistria War
March 8-International Women's Day
April 27-Flag Day(It commemorates the adoption of the Moldovan tricolour)
April/May-Orthodox Easter
May 1-Labour Day
May 9-Victory Day and Commemoration of the Fallen Heroes for the Independence of the
Fatherland
June 1-Children's Day
July 29-Constitution Day
August 27-Independence Day
August 31-National Language Day(It commemorates the Moldovan language and the name of
the national anthem)
October 8-National Wine Day(It commemorates the production of Moldovan Wine).
December 25-Christmas Day

Holidays
• Moldovan cuisine consists mainly of traditional European foods, such as beef,
pork, potatoes, cabbage, cheese, and a variety of cereal grains. Popular alcoholic beverages
are divin,beer, and local wine.
• Very popular dishes include manti (a type of dumpling filled with meat and vegetables,
which is wrapped in a dough wrapper, and served with a spicy sour cream), ciorbă (a sour
soup consisting of meat and vegetables, served with sauerkraut, polenta, or
rice), pelmeni (another type of dumpling, filled with meat and onions, but
sometimes mushrooms, turnips, and sauerkraut are added), borscht (made with beets,
tomatoes, and other vegetables to form a stew), and sarma (a dish made with stuffed
cabbage rolls, accompanied by sauerkraut and mămăligă).
• Other common foods in Moldova include grilled meats, other grains, dairy products,
and mămăligă (a type of polenta made with cornmeal, and mashed into a porridge).

A popular Moldovan dish of Stuffed

Cabbage Rolls (sarma), accompanied
by sauerkraut and mămăligă.

Cuisine
• Moldova's traditional folk culture is very rich. The
ancient folk ballads, such as "Mioriţa" and "Meşterul
Manole", play a central role in this traditional culture.
Folk traditions, including ceramics and weaving,
continue to be practiced in rural areas. The folk
culture tradition is promoted at the national level
and is represented by, among other groups, the folk
choir, Doina.

Folk Culture
 Literary culture
• The first Moldovan books, religious texts, appeared in the
mid-17th century. Prominent figures in Moldova's cultural
development include Dosoftei, Grigore Ureche, Miron Costin,
metropolitan of Kiev Petru Movilă, scholars Nicolae Milescu-
Spătaru, Dimitrie Cantemir (1673–1723), and Ion
Neculce, Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni, Alexandru
Donici, Constantin Stamati, Costache Negruzzi, historian
and philologist Bogdan P. Hasdeu (1836–1907), author Ion
Creangă (1837–1889), and poet Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889).
• The Alley of Classics is a sculptural complex located in
the Stephen the Great Park in Central Chișinău, Moldova.The
alley is decorated on both sides with red granite busts of
classic literary figures and political leaders from Moldova.
 Summary
  With an area of 29,683 km2(excluding
Transnistria),Moldova has a lot to offer its
visitors:places that demonstrate the history of
Moldova,amazing wine cellars and unique
culture