Ecaterinovca | |
|---|---|
  Ecaterinovca | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′02″N 28°44′58″E / 46.5838888889°N 28.7494444444°E / 46.5838888889; 28.7494444444 | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Cimișlia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efim Strogoteanu[1] (PCRM) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,512 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ecaterinovca (german Jekaterinowka) is a commune in Cimișlia District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Coștangalia and Ecaterinovca.[3]
The village was founded in 1908 by German settlers. In 2025, the historical museum ‘Jekaterinowka’ was founded with the name ‘Muzeul de istorie al germanilor Basarabeni’ (History Museum of the Bessarabian Germans).[4] In 1940, 706 Germans and 44 people of other nationalities lived in the village.
References
- Pagina oficială a Comisiei Electorale Centrale a Republicii Moldova - Lista primarilor Archived June 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- 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)
- "Historisches Museum "Jekaterinowka"".