Cricova

Cricova
City
Cricova Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 47°8′N 28°51′E / 47.133°N 28.850°E / 47.133; 28.850
Country	Moldova
County	Chișinău
Government
• Mayor	Valentin Guțan
Elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	8,700
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	+373 22
Website	http://www.cricova.md/eng/

Cricova (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkrikova]) is a Moldovan town, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Chișinău, the capital of the country. Cricova is famous for its wine cellars, which make it a popular attraction for tourists.

The town's population is 9,878 (as of 2004), of which 7,651 are ethnic Moldavians, 788 Ukrainians, 1,123 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 74 Bulgarians, 6 Jews, 2 Poles, 29 Gypsies, and 123 other/non-declared.

Cricova lies near the river Ichel, which goes into the Nistru river, which supplies Chișinău with water. The water from Ichel is not used in Cricova. In the northern part of the river is situated a lake (which is near the entrance to the Cricova wine cellars), which was generally used either for fishing or entertainment.

Near the town are some mines, used for limestone extraction, some of them are older than 50 years.

The town of Cricova was first recorded on July 31, 1431, with the name- "Vadul-Pietrei" ("Stone Ford"). Later the name "Cricău" appears in Zamfir Arbore's geographical calendar, over time turning into Cricova.

The view from the field. 47°07′51″N 28°51′28″E / 47.130845°N 28.857864°E / 47.130845; 28.857864

References

External links

• "Official Site"
• Cricova profile on chisinau.md site (Romanian)
• Description of cellars with photos and an interactive map

Cities and communes of Chișinău Municipality, Moldova
Cities	Chișinău Sîngera Durlești Vatra Codru Vadul lui Vodă Cricova
Communes	Băcioi Condrița Ghidighici Trușeni Bubuieci Budești Colonița Cruzești Tohatin Ciorescu Grătiești Stăuceni
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Dobrogea Revaca Brăila Frumuşica Străisteni Dumbrava Bîc Humuleşti Văduleni Ceroborta Buneţi Cheltuitori Făureşti Goian Hulboaca Goianul Nou
Administrative sectors	Botanica Buiucani Centru Ciocana Rîșcani

Cities and towns of Moldova (alphabetical order)
Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Bălți Bender (Tighina)2
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat3 Tiraspol1,3
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).

Coordinates: 47°08′N 28°52′E / 47.133°N 28.867°E / 47.133; 28.867