| Răcăria | |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Pushpin Map: | Moldova |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rîșcani District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Valentina Nadulișneac |
| Coordinates: | 47.9167°N 27.6167°W |
| Population Total: | 1,603 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Răcăria is a commune in Rîșcani District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Răcăria and Ușurei.[2]
| Population | 0-17 | 18-64 | 65+ | |
| 1.603 | 333 | 975 | 295 |
At the end of the 18th century, a settlement was established on the banks of the Kapachanka River by immigrants from Austria-Hungary. Through the study of various archival sources, it was found that the original name of the village was Rychriya (from Latin "rych" - rich, "riya" - land by the river).
The first documented mention of the village of Racaria dates back to 1809. From 1870 until the beginning of the 20th century, the village of Racaria was called Yegorovka. The entire population of the village, as well as the surrounding villages, speaks the Pokutian-Bukovinian dialect of the Ukrainian language.
In 1859, the village elder was Mykhail Ivanovych Hutsul (born 1809). The National Archive preserved the 1859 Revision written by Mykhail Ivanovych.
A wooden church with the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Racaria was built in 1902 with funds from the faithful. The church stored a highly valuable catapetasma and many gilded icons. In 1950, the church was closed, and all religious items were destroyed. The church reopened for worshippers in 1991 and was consecrated in 1992.[3]
The village day is celebrated on September 21, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
According to the 2004 census, the village of Racaria has a population of 1,425 people (687 men, 738 women).
Ethnic composition of the village:[4]
| Nationality | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ucrainians | 1155 | 81.05 | |
| moldovans | 245 | 17.19 | |
| russians | 21 | 1.47 | |
| gagauz | 1 | 0.07 | |
| bulgarians | 1 | 0.07 | |
| other | 2 | 0.14 | |
| Total | 1425 | 100 % |