Nișcani

Nișcani is a village in , . Nișcani has about 1,020 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 1,020 residents
  • Description: village in Călărași District, Moldova
  • Also known as: “Niscani”, “Nişcani”, “Nishkan’”, and “Nishkany”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Călăraşi railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Сандулес, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km south of Nișcani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Păulești and Călărași.

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

Town
Photo: Сандулес, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , founded in 1848. Long ago, the word "călărași" meant "horsemen". The name of was inspired by a legend which tells that once, when Stephen III of Moldavia fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard. is situated 2½ km southwest of Nișcani.

Village
Photo: Анатолий Зубанюк, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Nișcani.

Nișcani

Latitude
47.2678° or 47° 16′ 4″ north
Longitude
28.34485° or 28° 20′ 42″ east
Population
1,020
Elevation
193 metres (633 feet)
Open location code
8GVC789V+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278468984
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
617755
Wiki­data ID
Q607169
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Nișcani” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Nișcani”
  • Cebuano: “Nișcani”
  • Chechen: “Нишкань”
  • Danish: “Nișcani”
  • Dutch: “Nişcani”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيشكانى”
  • French: “Nișcani”
  • Georgian: “ნიშკანი”
  • German: “Nișcani”
  • Irish: “Nișcani”
  • Italian: “Nişcani”
  • Italian: “Nișcani”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nișcani”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nișcani”
  • Polish: “Nișcani”
  • Portuguese: “Nișcani”
  • Romanian: “Nișcani, Călărași”
  • Romanian: “Nișcani”
  • Russian: “Нишканы”
  • Russian: “Нишкань”
  • Spanish: “Nişcani”
  • Spanish: “Nișcani”
  • Swedish: “Nișcani”
  • Tatar: “Нишкани (Кылыраши)”
  • Tatar: “Нишкани”
  • Turkish: “Nișcani”
  • Ukrainian: “Нішкань”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biserica Sf. Cuv. Parascheva (1910) and Cimitir.

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