Slobozia, Moldova

Slobozia Слободзея
Town

Flag Coat of arms
Slobozia Location of Slobozia in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°43′31″N 29°42′28″E / 46.72528°N 29.70778°E / 46.72528; 29.70778
Country (de jure)	Moldova
Country (de facto)	Transnistria^[a]
District of Transnistria	Slobozia District
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	20,000

Slobozia (Romanian pronunciation: [sloboˈzi.a]), also known as Slobodzeya (Russian: Слободзея; Ukrainian: Слободзея), is a city in the Republic of Moldova under the de facto control of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. It is the seat of the Slobozia District of Transnistria.

Slobozia is located in the southern part of Transnistria, south of Tiraspol. It had a population of 18,748 at the census in 1989, and 16,062 at the census in 2004. The population of the city is mostly made up of ethnic Moldavians (46%) and Russians (41%), while Ukrainians are an important minority (11%).^[1]

The name of the city comes from the Romanian "slobozie", meaning "a tax-free colony (village)".^[2]

YouTube Encyclopedic

1/5
Views:
6 650
2 483
1 207
542
1 512

Transcription

Climate

Slobozia has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb bordering on Dfa).

Climate data for Slobozia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	2.9 (37.2)	10.1 (50.2)	16.1 (61.0)	19.9 (67.8)	21.7 (71.1)	21.3 (70.3)	16.8 (62.2)	11.0 (51.8)	5.1 (41.2)	0.8 (33.4)	10.2 (50.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35 (1.4)	35 (1.4)	29 (1.1)	34 (1.3)	46 (1.8)	65 (2.6)	63 (2.5)	41 (1.6)	42 (1.7)	26 (1.0)	37 (1.5)	38 (1.5)	491 (19.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[3]

Notable people

Petru Bogatu (born 1951 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan journalist and author
Vasili Tishchenko, mayor
Vladimir Ţurcan (born 1954 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan politician and member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.

Notes

^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.

References

^ Ethnic composition of Transnistria 2004
^ "Dexonline".
^ "Climate: Слободзея". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

(in Polish) Słobodzieja (Slobozia) in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1889)

v t e Subdivisions and localities of Transnistria (Moldova)
Transnistria Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
Municipalities	Tiraspol (capital) Bender
Cities and towns	Camenca Crasnoe Dnestrovsc Dubăsari Grigoriopol Maiac Rîbnița Slobozia Tiraspolul Nou
Communes	Andreevca Beloci Bîcioc Blijnii Hutor Broșteni Butor Butuceni Caragaș Caterinovca Carmanova Cioburciu Cobasna Colosova Comisarovca Nouă Corotna Crasnencoe Crasnîi Octeabri Crasnîi Vinogradari Crasnogorca Cuzmin Delacău Doibani I Dubău Dzerjinscoe Frunză Ghidirim Goian Haraba Harmațca Hîrjău Hîrtop Hlinaia, Grigoriopol Hlinaia, Slobozia Hristovaia Hrușca Jura Lenin Lunga Mălăiești Mihailovca Mocra Molochișul Mare Nezavertailovca Ocnița Ofatinți Parcani Pervomaisc Plopi Podoima Popencu Rașcov Rotari Severinovca Slobozia-Rașcov Sovetscoe Speia Stroiești Sucleia Șipca Tașlîc Teiu Tîrnauca Țîbuleuca Ulmu Vadul Turcului Valea Adîncă Vărăncău Vinogradnoe Vladimirovca
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Solnecinoe Crasnoe Pîcalova Șmalena Novovladimirovca India Sadchi Cotovca Fedoseevca Mocearovca Suhaia Rîbnița Cobasna, loc. st. cf Crasnaia Besarabia Pobeda Bosca Coșnița Nouă Pohrebea Nouă Dimitrova Ivanovca Alexandrovca Afanasievca Alexandrovca Nouă Calinovca Lunga Nouă Voitovca Crasnaia Gorca Doibani II Coicova Goianul Nou Andriașevca Nouă Andriașevca Veche Novocotovsc Prioziornoe Uiutnoe Novosavițcaia, loc. st. c. f. Iagorlîc Mihailovca Nouă Sărăței Bruslachi Marian Mocreachi Frunzăuca Pervomaisc Pobeda Stanislavca Cernița Basarabca Șevcenco Zaporojeț Novaia Jizni Podoimița Chirov Vladimirovca Zăzuleni Iantarnoe Bodeni Socolovca Vasilievca Vesioloe Tocmagiu Ulmul Mic Lîsaia Gora Molochișul Mic Constantinovca Buschi Gherșunovca Constantinovca Nicolscoe
Districts¹	Camenca Dubăsari Grigoriopol Rîbnița Slobozia
¹ Unofficial in Moldova, and official in the unrecognized republic of Transnistria

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).

46°44′N 29°42′E / 46.733°N 29.700°E / 46.733; 29.700

This Transnistria location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Transnistria-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page was last edited on 18 August 2023, at 15:46

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia