Căușeni

Sister cities

• Moieciu
• Engure
• Negrești
• Cernavodă
• Medgidia
• Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce
• Târgoviște

History

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Căușeni was the capital of the Budjak Horde. The 17th century Assumption of Our Lady Church is the oldest surviving building in the town. It is set more than below ground level and preserves the only medieval fresco in the Republic of Moldova. Executed by Walachian painters in a late Byzantine-Romanian style, the interiors feature religious scenes and iconography in vibrant reds, gold, and blues. At one time it was a vibrant Jewish shtetl. In 1897, 45% of the population (1,675 people) was Jewish, most working in agriculture.

Geography

Căușeni lies in the southeastern part of Moldova, on the Botna river, a tributary of the Dniester. Spread across an area of , it is one of 30 administrative subdivisions (including 2 cities and 28 communes) within the namesake district. It is part of the Bessarabia region.

Most-observed species

• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  145
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  137
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  124
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  122
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  122
• Eurasian Linnet

  Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  117
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  111
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  108