Comrat Explained

Comrat
Native Name:Komrat
Native Name Lang:gag
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1443/1789
Leader Name:Sergey Anastasov[1]
Area Total Km2:16,4
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:20,113
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Moldova Găgăuzia
Coordinates:46.3167°N 68°W
Website:http://comrat.md

Comrat (ro|Comrat, pronounced as /ro/; gag|Komrat, ru|Комрат) is a city and municipality[3] in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2014, Comrat's population was 20,113, of which the vast majority are Gagauzians.

History

Comrat was first settled as early as 1443, with other sources claiming it was founded in 1789. Nevertheless, the settlement was sparsely populated until the new Russian government issued a decree in 1819 to resettle the region with Bulgarians and other nationalities from across the Danube,[4] after the territory was annexed by Russia from Moldavia in 1812.

In 1906, the village revolted against the Russian authorities and proclaimed the autonomous (but not independent) Comrat Republic.[5] [6] Following World War I, it was part of Kingdom of Romania. During World War II, it was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, before it was recaptured by Romania in 1941.

During the time when the town was part of Moldavian SSR, Comrat's industry was geared toward the production of butter, wine, and rugs, the latter decorated with Moldavian motifs. The Comrat State University was established in 2002.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Comrat amounted to 20,113 inhabitants (making it the tenth largest city in Moldova), a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 23,327 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 9,528 were men and 10,585 were women.[7]

Footnotes:

Economy

Comrat is situated in the southern wine zone of Moldova. It is known for production of red wine and muscat. In Comrat and its suburbs there are about 10 wineries.

Food production is very developed in the city. Comrat is a home for food processing factories, alcohol production, and an oil processing plant (the first and only one in Moldova).

There is also such economic agents as a ferro-concrete factory, furniture productions, wood processing, production of plastic windows and doors, cattle butcheries, and transport companies.

Wineries

Comrat Wines - the oldest winery located in the south of Republic of Moldova.

Aur-Vin is a Moldovan wine producer from Comrat. This factory takes part of the Moldovan wine producer Dionis Club.

Sport

Football clubs FC Olimp Comrat and Univer-Oguzsport are based in Comrat.

Geography

Climate

Comrat has a humid continental climate (Dfa), characterized by warm summers and cool, drier winters with snow. Winter lows are often below 0°C. In summer, the average maximum temperature is approximately 25°C. The average annual precipitation is relatively low.

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Comrat is twinned with:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Açik TV. "Viktor Volkov will perform the duties of the mayor of Comrat "
  2. http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=479 Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014
  3. http://lex.justice.md/md/368393/ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova
  4. http://aboutmoldova.md/ro/view_free.php?id=365 (in Romanian)
  5. News: 107 лет назад в Буджаке была провозглашена Комратская республика. vfokuse.md. 9 January 2013. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820160930/http://vfokuse.md/news/index.php?newsid=1011. 20 August 2017. dead.
  6. News: 106 лет назад была провозглашена Комратская республика. Gagauzinfo.MD. 9 January 2012. ru.
  7. Web site: 2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing. National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova .
  8. News: Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013) . Constitutional Court of Moldova . 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. . 124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution. . ro . 20 December 2013 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051137/http://constcourt.md/download.php?file=cHVibGljL2NjZG9jL2hvdGFyaXJpL3JvLWhfMzZfMjAxM19yby5wZGY%3D . live .
  9. News: 2013-12-05 . Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan' . . Associated Press . 2013-12-07 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209102718/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/05/moldovan-court-rules-official-language-is-romanian-replacing-soviet-flavored . 2013-12-09.
  10. News: Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. 11 March 2014. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923021555/http://www.rferl.org/content/moldova-romanian-official-language/25191455.html. live.
  11. Web site: Примэрия мун. Комрат.

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