Tvardiţa

Tvardiţa Твърдица
Tvardiţa Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°09′N 28°58′E / 46.150°N 28.967°E / 46.150; 28.967Coordinates: 46°09′N 28°58′E / 46.150°N 28.967°E / 46.150; 28.967
Country	Moldova
County	Taraclia District
Founded	1830
Population (2008)
• Total	5,843
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.tvarditsa.com/

Tvardiţa (Bulgarian: Твърдица, Tvǎrdica) is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. It was founded following the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) by Bulgarian refugees from Tvarditsa, a town just south of the Balkan Mountains, and the surrounding region. The local Bulgarian population forms part of the larger group of Bessarabian Bulgarians.

Previously a commune, Tvardiţa was declared a town in 2013.