Târnova | |
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: | Dondușeni District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3,539 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 48.1667°N 66°W |
Tîrnova is a commune in Dondușeni District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Briceva, Elenovca (formerly Elena-Doamnă) and Tîrnova.[2]
Briceva (also Brichevo, Bricheva, Yiddish: בריטשעווע|Britcheva) was established as a Jewish agricultural colony in 1836 and maintained Jewish majority until World War II.