Chițcani
Chițcani is a commune in Căușeni District, in south-eastern Moldova. It consists of the village Chițcani and two small villages, Merenești and Zahorna.- Type: Locality with 9,000 residents
- Description: commune in Căușeni District, Moldova
- Also known as: “Chitcani”, “Chiţcani”, “Commune of Chițcani”, “Kitskan‘”, “Kitskani”, and “Kitskany”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kitskany Monastery and Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev operation.
Kitskany Monastery
Park
Photo: Tanyaofearth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Noul Neamț Monastery is an all-male Moldovan Orthodox monastery located in Chițcani, near Bender and Tiraspol. Geographically located in the historical region of Basarabia, it is today controlled by the breakaway Transnistrian authorities.
Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev operation
Memorial
Photo: Tanyaofearth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument to the Jassy-Kishinev operation is a memorial, which is situated 2½ km west of Chițcani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitskany and Caragaș.
Caragaș
Village
Caragaș is a village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, Moldova. It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. Caragaș is situated 5 km east of Chițcani.
Sucleia
Village
Photo: Loraine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sucleia is a village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, part of the internationally-recognised territory of Moldova and part of the autonomous territory Stinga Nistrului. Sucleia is situated 6 km northeast of Chițcani.
Chițcani
- Category: commune of Moldova
- Location: Căușeni District, Moldova, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
46.78296° or 46° 46′ 59″ northLongitude
29.61682° or 29° 37′ 1″ eastPopulation
9,000Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8GRFQJM8+5PGeoNames ID
618067Wikidata ID
Q119145367
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Chițcani” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Κίτσκανι”
- Italian: “Chițcani”
- Italian: “Comune di Chițcani”
- Japanese: “チチカニ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chițcani”
- Romanian: “Chițcani”
- Romanian: “comuna Chițcani, Căușeni”
- Romanian: “Comuna Chițcani, Căușeni”
- Romanian: “comuna Chițcani”
- Russian: “Кицканы”
- Turkish: “Chițcani”
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