Drochia

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The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).

History

Drochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.

More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595. It was part of Plasa Bădiceni of the Soroca County.

Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Drochia amounted to 13,150 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 16,606 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 6,083 were men and 7,067 were women.[1]

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Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[2] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[3][4]

Ethnic composition (1930 Census)
Romanians 181
Ruthenians and Ukrainians 77
Russians 209
Jews 112
Poles 5
Armenians 7
Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes 1
others 3
Total 595
Linguistic composition (1930 Census)
Romanian 198
Russian 210
Yiddish 102
Ukrainian 80
Polish 4
other 1
Total 595

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Media

Mayors of Drochia

International relations

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Twin towns – Sister cities

Drochia is twinned with:

Notable People

Photo gallery

References

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External links

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