Biești Explained
| Biești |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Pushpin Map: | Moldova |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Moldova |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Orhei District |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2,287 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.5167°N 80°W |
Biești is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Biești, Cihoreni and Slobozia-Hodorogea.[2]
Notable people
- Andrei Hodorogea (1878 in Slobozia-Hodorogea – 1917 in Chișinău) was a politician from Bessarabia
- Protosinghelul Dosoftei Vîrlan (?–1933)
- Gheorghe Andronache (1883–?)
- Teodor Vicol (1888–?)
- Nicanor Crocos (1890–1977)
- Stela Popescu (1935–2017), actress
- Andrei Munteanu (born 1939)
Notes and References
- http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=479 Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014
- http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM)
