Country Moldova Time zone EET (UTC+2) | District Rîșcani District | |
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Șaptebani is a commune in Rîșcani district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Șaptebani, located 202 km from Chișinău. The village centre is located at an altitude of 171 meters. In the 2004 census, the population was 1 740 people. Şaptebani was first mentioned in documents in 1425. There is a World War II memorial in the central square. The local geography of open plains broken by rolling hills and gullies show a major tank battle, with many thousands killed. After the war,some of the local inhabitants were deported to Siberia for up to 15 years. In an unusual gesture, the local education conferred honourary degrees on the returnees.
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Map of %C8%98aptebani, Moldova
A wooden church was built between 1904 and 1906. The entrance has a large Byzantine-style painting on the town on a mural in tempera, without knowing painter. In 1944, when the Soviet Army entered the area, the church was closed, and the priest was intimidated and abused. Although it reopened for a short period in 1954-1957, it closed in 1957 upon the death of the priest, although it finally reopened in autumn 1990.