Leova

Leova is also another name for Liuva.

Leova
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Leova Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°29′N 28°15′E / 46.483°N 28.250°E / 46.483; 28.250
Country	Moldova
County	Leova
First attested	13 March 1489
Founded	1495
Government
• Mayor	Vitalie Gargaun, since 10 July 2015
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	10,900
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	MD-6301
Area code(s)	+373 263
Climate	Cfb
Website	http://primarialeova.md/

Leova (Russian: Леóва) is a city in Moldova, located 92 km southwest of the national capital, Chișinău. It is the administrative center of Leova District. The city is situated on the east bank of the river Prut bordering Romania.

History

Before World War II, the city counted 2,326 Jewish inhabitants, about a third of the entire town population. Later the Soviets started deporting citizens of their newly annexed territories to Siberia, including Zionist leaders and wealthy Jews. In June 1941 some Jews sensed war was coming and fled east, into central Asia. Other able bodied men joined the fight against the Germans by enlisting in the Soviet Army. When the Germans occupied the city, on June 22, 1941, Jews who stayed were executed and some were interned in a concentration camp near the city of Cahul.^[2]

Population

Ethnic structure

The ethnic structure of the city according to the 2004 census:^[3]

Media

• Cuvântul Liber

Notable people

• Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman (1822–1876)
• Idel Ianchelevici (1909–1994)
• Ion Aldea Teodorovici (1954–1992)
• Victor Toma (1922–2008)
• Daniela Marin (1999-)

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Leova is twinned with:

• Vetrișoaia, Romania

References

External links

• www.e-leova.info
• www.leova.md
• www.leovacity.narod.ru

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leova.

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: 46°29′N 28°15′E / 46.483°N 28.250°E / 46.483; 28.250