Suruceni | |
Settlement Type: | Commune and 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: | Ialoveni District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2,995 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 46.9833°N 68°W |
Suruceni is a village in Ialoveni District, Moldova, 22 km from Chișinău.[2]
It has been the site, since 1785, of Suruceni Monastery of St George, a community of Orthodox nuns. The sisters farm land on the edge of the village, and maintain two monastic churches which are open to the public at certain times.
FC Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni is based in the village.