Edineţ
| Edineț | |
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 Edineț
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| Coordinates: 48°10′N 27°19′E / 48.167°N 27.317°ECoordinates: 48°10′N 27°19′E / 48.167°N 27.317°E | |
| Country |
 Moldova
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| District | Edineț District |
| Established | 1431 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 20,200 |
| • Density | 91,780/sq mi (3,543,8/km2) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | MD-4601 |
| Area code(s) | +373 246 |
| Climate | Dfb |
Edineț (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈedinet͡s]) is a town in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at 48°10′N 27°19′E / 48.167°N 27.317°E. The town administers also two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineştii Noi. The population at the 2004 census was 17,292, including 15,624 in the town itself.
To the North of the town is situated the commune Hlinaia (Glina-Mare), to the South – the town of Cupcini, to the East – the commune Ruseni, and to the West the suburb Alexăndreni.
The first known written mention of the locality is in a document from July 15, 1431, by which the Prince of Moldavia Alexandru cel Bun offered to a certain Ivan Cupcici "14 villages with their old domains and empty land to found new villages and an apiary". According to this document, the old name of Edineț was Viadineți, possibly meaning little Viadins. A document dating August 18, 1690, given by Prince Constantin Movilă to a certain Cozma Pop mentions the village as Iadineți. The name Edineț is documented since 1663, and remained used till present.
In 1812, eastern part of Moldavia was annexed by the Russian Empire, and became known as Governorate of Bessarabia.
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