Fălești

Fălești (Romanian pronunciation: [fəˈleʃtʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Fălești District, Moldova.

Fălești
City
Flag of Fălești
Flag
Coat of arms of Fălești
Coat of arms
Fălești is located in Moldova
Fălești
Fălești
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°34′20″N 27°42′50″E
CountryMoldova
DistrictFălești District
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total12,074
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateDfb

In January 2011, the population of Fălești was estimated to be 17,800.

On 7 August 2012, Fălești recorded a temperature of 42.4 °C (108.3 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Moldova.[2]

History

The town had an important Jewish community before World War II, 51% of the total population.[3] The Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.[4][5]

Notable people

Further reading

References
  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. "Recorduri meteorologice în Republica Moldova" (in Romanian). Serviciul Hidrometeorologic de Stat. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "FALESTI: [FĂLEŞTI , Falesti, Faleshti, Foleshty, Falest', Feleshti, Faleshty] | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  4. "Pinkas Hakehillot Romania: Falesht (Falesti, Moldova)".
  5. "JewishMemory - Home". Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
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