Country Moldova Time zone EET (UTC+2) | District Ştefan Vodă District | |
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Volintiri (old name: Volontirovca) is a commune in Ştefan Vodă district, Moldova. It is on the southern border with Ukraine 138km south of the Moldovan capital, Chișinău. It is composed of a single village, Volintiri.
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Map of Volintiri, Moldova
The town is relively new having been founded between 1824 and 1828 by veterans of the Russo-Turkish war(1806-1812), and originally known as Bebei. The town was in the Romanian Cetatea Albă County until 1930 when it was incorporated into the Ştefan Vodă district.
Notable landmarks include the Parcul din Volintiri memorial and the biserica din volintri church, the casa de culture museum, 18 ancient burial mounds and the City Hall, built in 1964.
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Volintiri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA