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Chetroșica Veche

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Air quality index

34Good
Coordinates48.12°, 27.40°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Moldova). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Moldova, Chetroșica Veche occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 48.120°, 27.404° situate Chetroșica Veche in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,247 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
48.1196
Longitude
27.4037
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
539
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • European green lizard
    Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768) · Squamata
    6
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2005-02-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Anatolii Kinakh
Anatolii Kinakh
8th Prime Minister of Ukraine
S
Samuel Wainer
Brazilian journalist (1910-1980)
Alexandru Spiridon
Alexandru Spiridon
Moldovan footballer and manager
Ivan Vakarčuk
Ivan Vakarčuk
Ukrainian physicist and politician
I
Igor Lambarschi
Moldovan association football player
G
Golde Gutman-Krimer
Argentinian writer (1906-1983)
Reuben Doctor
Reuben Doctor
Yiddish theatre composer and songwriter (1882–1940)
M
Moyshe Lemster
Israeli poet
Alexandru Oleinic
Alexandru Oleinic
Moldovan politician
L
Leon Levițchi
Romanian philologist and translator (1918–1991)
A
Alexandru Mațiura
Russian footballer
Anatol Ciobanu
Anatol Ciobanu
Moldovan writer, activist and academic (1934–2016)
A
Andrei Strâmbeanu
Moldovan politician (1934-2021)
Dumitru Fusu
Dumitru Fusu
Soviet and Moldovan actor, director and screenwriter (1938—2014)
Mircea Bologa
Mircea Bologa
engineer and academic
Ghenadie Ciobanu
Ghenadie Ciobanu
Moldovan politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,247

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Chetroșica Veche

Ketroshika Veke vchera i segodni︠a︡
Oleg Ursan · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Cabbage Bug
Cabbage Bug
Eurydema oleracea
Seen 2026-08-22
Morning-glory Plume Moth
Morning-glory Plume Moth
Emmelina monodactyla
Seen 2026-08-19
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Seen 2026-08-14
European Firebug
European Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Seen 2026-08-14
White Stork
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Seen 2026-08-14
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum
Seen 2026-08-14
common hibiscus
common hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Seen 2026-08-14
Green Toad
Green Toad
Bufotes viridis
Seen 2026-08-10
Hawkweed Oxtongue
Hawkweed Oxtongue
Picris hieracioides
Seen 2025-09-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library