Berlinți Explained

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]

History

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]

Demography

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%

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=479 Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014
  2. http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM)
  3. Web site: JEWISH HERITAGE SITES AND MONUMENTS IN MOLDOVA.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-01 . Bărbatul care a lovit mortal o persoană și a lăsat-o să zacă pe marginea drumului la Briceni, condamnat la 8 ani de închisoare . 2022-06-30 . UNIMEDIA . ro.
  5. http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=ro&idc=295&id=2234 Recensământul populației din 2004. Caracteristici demografice, naționale, lingvistice, culturale