Candle of Gratitude
The Candle of Gratitude, also called the Thanksgiving Candle, is a monument and chapel in Soroca, Moldova.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: public forum monument in Moldova, former architectural monument and of art of national importance
- Also known as: “Lumanarea Recunostintei” and “Thanksgiving Candle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsekynivka and Zastînca.
Soroca
Photo: Photobank MD, CC0.
Soroca is a city and municipality in northern Moldova, situated on the Dniester River about 160 km north of Chișinău. It is the administrative center of the Soroca District.
Candle of Gratitude
- Categories: sculpture, monument, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Soroca District, Moldova, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
48.1372° or 48° 8′ 14″ northLongitude
28.30477° or 28° 18′ 17″ eastElevation
117 metres (384 feet)Open location code
8GWC48P3+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 867858237OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
7670560Wikidata ID
Q7710587
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In Other Languages
From Romanian to Ukrainian—“Candle of Gratitude” goes by many names.
- Romanian: “Badea Mior – Lumânarea Recunoștinței”
- Romanian: “Badea Mior – Lumînarea Recunoștinței”
- Romanian: “Compoziția „Badea Mior – Lumânarea Recunoștinței””
- Romanian: “Compoziția „Badea Mior – Lumînarea Recunoștinței””
- Romanian: “Lumânarea Recunoștinței din Soroca”
- Romanian: “Lumânarea Recunoștinței”
- Romanian: “Lumînarea Recunoștinței”
- Russian: “Свеча Благодарения”
- Spanish: “Vela de Accion de Gracias”
- Spanish: “Vela de Acción de Gracias”
- Ukrainian: “Свіча Подяки”
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