Elevation 118 ft (36 m) Local time Sunday 6:41 PM | District Căuşeni District Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Zaim is commune in a Căuşeni district, Moldova, located 7 km from the district seat Căuşeni. It is composed of three villages: Marianca de Sus, Zaim and Zaim station.
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Map of Zaim, Moldova
Demographics
As of the 2004 Moldovan Census, it had a population of 4,657, of whom 4,569 are Moldovans (Romanians), 48 Russians, 24 Ukrainians, 4 Gagauzians, 1 Pole, and 11 other/undeclared. The dominant language is Romanian.
History
Zaim is well known in Moldova as the home village of Alexei Mateevici, a famous Bessarabian poet and national activist. Mateevici's house is currently a museum. In Zaim there is also a Museum of the Spirit of Southern Moldova, that includes exhibits of a number of artists and writers with origins in southern Bessarabia.
Notable people
References
Zaim, Căușeni Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA