Sculeni
Sculeni | |
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Commune | |
  Sculeni Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′N 27°38′E / 47.317°N 27.633°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Ungheni District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,750 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sculeni (Yiddish: סקולען, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindești, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.[2]
It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.
History
[edit]The town had an important Jewish community before World War II.[3] In June 1941, hundreds of Jews from the area were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by a death squad of Romanian troops.[4][5][6]
The town is the namesake of the Skulen Hasidic dynasty, as its founder, Eliezer Zusia Portugal, initially served as the town's rabbi.
Natives
[edit]- Olga Bogdanova, actress
- Andrei Eșanu, historian
- Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
- Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
- Grigore Sturdza, politician and adventurer
- Wincenty (Morari), metropolitan
Gallery
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On 22 February 1821 (O.S.), accompanied by several other Greek officers in Russian service, Ypsilantis crossed the Prut into the Principalities.
Literature
[edit]Sculeni (battle of Sculeni) is mentioned by Alexander Pushkin in his short story The Shot.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 2017-05-01.
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 1154-55: "Sculeni".
- ^ "SCULENI: Iasi | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
- ^ "Technical Problem Form".
- ^ "Gropile comune de la Stanca (The common pits from Stanca)" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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