Șoldănești

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Șoldănești

Total population

7,600

Coordinates47.81°, 28.79°

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

Overview

Șoldănești is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Șoldănești District. Known as Chernenko during the communist era, the town regained its historical name in the early 1980s.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Yelpidifor Kirillov

Soviet physicist (1883-1964)

Andrei Lupan

Moldovan writer and politician (1912–1992)

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Nicolae Olaru

Moldovan politician

Teofil Ioncu

Bessarabian and Romanian politician (1885–1954)

Valeriu Streleț

Moldovan politician

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Alexandru Ciubotaru

Moldovan biologist

Ana Lupan

Moldovan writer (1922 – 1998)

Ion Ustian

Prime Minister of Moldova

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Sergiu Chirilov

Moldovan footballer (born 1973)

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Teodor Herța

Moldovan politician

Zurab Todua

Moldovan politician

Gheorghe Munteanu

painter (1934-2018)

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Serafyma Senkevych

Ukrainian painter

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Filimon Săteanu

Moldovan poet (1907–1937)

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

Nearby places in Moldova

• Bazargan
  970.5 mi away · pop. 9,000
• Tazeh Shahr
  1040 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Khamaneh
  1075.6 mi away · pop. 3,056
• Bonab-e-Jadid
  1075.6 mi away · pop. 4,430
• Parsabad
  1104.7 mi away · pop. 81,782
• Tabriz
  1107.7 mi away · pop. 1,558,693
• Shinabad
  1132.1 mi away
• Bostanabad
  1140 mi away · pop. 16,592
• Sarab
  1163.8 mi away · pop. 45,000
• Sareyn
  1176.2 mi away · pop. 5,459
• Ardabil
  1181 mi away · pop. 482,632
• Shahindezh
  1185.8 mi away · pop. 38,396

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Șoldănești

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

Seen 2026-07-02

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

Seen 2026-07-02

Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus terrestris

Seen 2026-06-23

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-06-20

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-06-20

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Seen 2026-06-20

Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Seen 2026-06-20

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-20

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

Seen 2026-06-20

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