First attested 13 March 1489 Elevation 45 m (148 ft) Local time Wednesday 6:15 PM | County Leova Founded 1495 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 10,900 (2015) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
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Leova (Russian: Леóва) is a city in Moldova, located 92 km southwest of the national capital, Chișinău. It is the administrative center of Leova District. The city is situated on the east bank of the river Prut bordering Romania.
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- Nebraska visits leova moldova 2011
- Map of Leova Moldova
- History
- Ethnic structure
- Media
- Notable people
- Twin towns Sister cities
- References
Map of Leova, Moldova
History
Before World War II, the city counted 2,326 Jewish inhabitants, about a third of the entire town population. Later the Soviets started deporting citizens of their newly annexed territories to Siberia, including Zionist leaders and wealthy Jews. In June 1941 some Jews sensed war was coming and fled east, into central Asia. Other able bodied men joined the fight against the Germans by enlisting in the Soviet Army. When the Germans occupied the city, on June 22, 1941, Jews who stayed were executed and some were interned in a concentration camp near the city of Cahul.
Ethnic structure
The ethnic structure of the city according to the 2004 census:
Media
Notable people
Twin towns — Sister cities
Leova is twinned with: