Berlinți | |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Moldova |
Coordinates: | 48.3094°N 26.9389°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Elevation M: | 211 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,913 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | MD-4713 |
Berlinți is a commune in Briceni District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Berlinți and Caracușenii Noi.[2]
On the entire Jewish population of the town was murdered in a massacre by Nazi Germany. A small memorial for the massacre was built in 1952.[3]
In October 2021 a drunk driver rammed his car into a man inside the village, killing him. The incident was reportedly intentional.[4]
According to the 2004 census, the ethnic make-up of the village goes as following:[5]
Ethnic group | Population | % Share of population | |
---|---|---|---|
1.356 | 86.98% | ||
175 | 11.23% | ||
27 | 1.73% | ||
1 | 0.06% | ||
Total | 1.559 | 100% |