Sculeni
| Luceni | |
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| Commune | |
 Luceni
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| Coordinates: 47°19′N 27°38′E / 47.317°N 27.633°ECoordinates: 47°19′N 27°38′E / 47.317°N 27.633°E | |
| Country |
 Moldova
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| District | Ungheni District |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Sculeni (Yiddish: סקולען, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni district, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindeşti, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.
It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.
The town had an important Jewish community before World War II to such an extent that a Hasidic dynasty is designated after its name, the Skulen Hasidic dynasty.
June, 1941, hundred of Jews of the area are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by a death squad of Romanian troops.
On 22 February 1821 (O.S.), accompanied by several other Greek officers in Russian service, Ypsilantis crossed the Prut into the Principalities.
Sculeni (battle of Sculeni) is mentioned by Alexander Pushkin in his short story The Shot.
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