Dolna, Strășeni Explained

Dolna
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Moldova
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Moldova
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Strășeni District
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Valentina Celacuș
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,035
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:47.1167°N 44°W
Elevation M:173

Dolna is a village in Strășeni District, Moldova.[2] It is located in Codri. The Dolna landscape reserves is located nearby.

During the soviet period the village was called Пушкино (Pushkino).

Tourist attractions

The main attraction is the house-museum Ralli family mansion, where Alexander Pushkin lived in the summer of 1821.

In Codri, near Dolna, there are the Zemfira Spring and the Zemfira Glade where Pushkin lived for a while in a Gypsy camp, which inspired him to create the poem "The Gypsies."

External links

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)