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Holercani

Coordinates: 47°19′N 29°04′E / 47.317°N 29.067°E / 47.317; 29.067
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Holercani
Village
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Holercani is located in Moldova
Holercani
Holercani
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°19′N 29°04′E / 47.317°N 29.067°E / 47.317; 29.067
Country Moldova
DistrictDubăsari District
Population
 • Total
2,271
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Holercani is a village in Dubăsari District, in the eastern-central part of the Republic of Moldova.[2]

Geography

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It is located on the bank of the biggest river in the country, Dniester (Nistru).

With the construction of the Dubasari dam in 1954, an artificial sea formed which spread over an area of 6,750 ha and has a length of 128 km with an average depth of 7.5 m. The old hearth of the village went under water, the church on the hill once stood on the shore of the reservoir. In the wooded area below Holercani, there is a small spa town with parliamentary villas, a beach, and a boat station.

History

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The village of Holercani is believed to have been attested on January 26, 1466. The locality is present on maps from the 15th century. Bowr's map from 1774 notes it as the main settlement on the Dniester, with a place for the deployment of Russian armies during the Russo-Turkish war (1768-1774). There is a village estate belonging to the Monastery St. Sava from Iaşi. According to 1870 census data, the village held 192 houses with 951 inhabitants. In 1904, it was recorded to hold 247 houses with a population of 186, as well as a church dedicated to St. Michael and a Russian elementary school.

Demographics

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As of the 2014 census, the population of the village was 2271. At the 1930 census, the population of the village was 1,819; 1,799 Romanians, 14 Jews (all with Yiddish as native language), 4 Hungarians, 1 German, and 1 Russian. At the time, Holercani was a part of the Plasa Mașcăuți of Orhei County.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)