Sculeni (Yiddish: סקולען, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindești, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.[2]
Sculeni | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
  Sculeni Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′N 27°38′E / 47.317°N 27.633°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Ungheni District |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,750 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.
History
editThe town had an important Jewish community before World War II.[3] In June 1941, hundreds of Jews from the area were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by a death squad of Romanian troops.[4][5][6]
The town is the namesake of the Skulen Hasidic dynasty, as its founder, Eliezer Zusia Portugal, initially served as the town's rabbi.
Natives
edit- Olga Bogdanova, actress
- Andrei Eșanu, historian
- Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
- Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
- Grigore Sturdza, politician and adventurer
- Wincenty (Morari), metropolitan
Gallery
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On 22 February 1821 (O.S.), accompanied by several other Greek officers in Russian service, Ypsilantis crossed the Prut into the Principalities.
Literature
editSculeni (battle of Sculeni) is mentioned by Alexander Pushkin in his short story The Shot.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 1154-55: "Sculeni".
- ^ "SCULENI: Iasi | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
- ^ "Technical Problem Form".
- ^ "Gropile comune de la Stanca (The common pits from Stanca)" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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