Tichilești

History

Tichilești was founded as a monastery, in 1875 becoming a leper colony. A legend says the monastery was founded by one of the Cantacuzino princesses who was affected by leprosy. Another theory of the history the settlement is that a group of Russian refugees (see Lipovans) settled there and founded the monastery, but soon became outlaws who were eventually caught. In 1918, for unknown reasons, a part of the lepers moved to Largeanca, near the Bessarabian town of Ismail, while the rest of them being allegedly killed and their bodies being burned or thrown in a lime pit. Initially, the lepers were not allowed to leave the colony. This changed in 1991, but many residents, who had lived most of their lives in the colony, continued living there. European Union funds came to Tichilești in the decade following the year 2000, and they were able to install bathrooms, refrigerators, and satellite television, and to put air-conditioners in the canteen.

Most-observed species

• Red-backed Shrike

  Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  343
• European Roller

  Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  236
• European Bee-eater

  Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  227
• corn bunting

  Emberiza calandra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  227
• Crested Lark

  Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  197
• Barn Swallow

  Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  182
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  175
• Isabelline Wheatear

  Oenanthe isabellina (Temminck, 1829) · Aves
  164

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2024-10-08
  1 km N of Voetin, Romania
• M 4.9 — 2020-04-24
  1 km ESE of Ungureni, Romania
• M 4.3 — 2017-08-16
  1 km ENE of Ci?mele, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2013-09-30
  2 km SW of Schela, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2013-09-29
  2 km ESE of Schela, Romania
• M 4.1 — 2007-10-30
  5 km SE of N?moloasa-Sat, Romania