Cricova

Cricova is a town in municipality, , located 15 kilometres north of the capital. It is best known for its vast underground wine cellars, among the largest in the world, which have made Cricova one of Moldova’s leading tourist destinations.
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  • Type: Town with 10,600 residents
  • Description: town in Moldova
  • Also known as: “Krikovo”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porumbeni and Măgdăcești.

Village
Photo: Анатолий Зубанюк, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Village
is a village in , . is situated 2½ km west of Cricova.

Village
Photo: Tomasz Bladyniec, CC BY 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Cricova.

Cricova

Latitude
47.13695° or 47° 8′ 13″ north
Longitude
28.86181° or 28° 51′ 43″ east
Population
10,600
Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)
United Nations Location Code
MD CRI
Open location code
8GVC4VP6+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262632905
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
617965
Wiki­data ID
Q1139983
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Cricova” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Cricova”
  • Belarusian: “Крыкава”
  • Bengali: “ক্রিকোভা”
  • Bulgarian: “Криково”
  • Cebuano: “Cricova”
  • Czech: “Cricova”
  • Dutch: “Cricova”
  • French: “Cricova”
  • Georgian: “კრიკოვა”
  • German: “Cricova”
  • Italian: “Cricova”
  • Kazakh: “Криково”
  • Latvian: “Krikova”
  • Lithuanian: “Krikova”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cricova”
  • Polish: “Cricova”
  • Portuguese: “Cricova”
  • Romanian: “Cricova, Chişinău”
  • Romanian: “Cricova, Chișinău”
  • Romanian: “Cricova”
  • Russian: “Крикова”
  • Russian: “Криково”
  • Serbian: “Крикова”
  • Swedish: “Cricova”
  • Ukrainian: “Криково”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Cricova”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Krikowo”
  • Urdu: “کریکووا”

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Highlights include Cimitirul Vechi Cricova and Casa de Cultură Cricova.

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