Fălești (Romanian pronunciation: [fəˈleʃtʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Fălești District, Moldova. The population at the 2004 census was 14,931.
Fălești | |
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City | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Fălești Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′20″N 27°42′50″E / 47.57222°N 27.71389°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Fălești District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexandr Severin (PN) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,074 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
History
editThe town had an important Jewish community before World War II, 51% of the total population.[2] The Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.[3][4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2014 census, the population of Fălești amounted to 12,074 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 14,931 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 5,644 were men and 6,430 were women.[5]
- ^ 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 In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[8] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[9][10]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 6,278 | — |
| 1959 | 7,964 | +26.9% |
| 1970 | 9,251 | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 10,715 | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 14,043 | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 14,931 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 12,074 | −19.1% |
Climate
editOn 7 August 2012, Fălești recorded a temperature of 42.4 °C (108.3 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Moldova.[11]
| Climate data for Fălești (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
58 (2.3) |
75 (3.0) |
78 (3.1) |
54 (2.1) |
57 (2.2) |
42 (1.7) |
38 (1.5) |
32 (1.3) |
566 (22.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 79 |
| Source: NOAA[12] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
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Further reading
edit- Weiner, Miriam; Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with); Moldovan State Archives (in cooperation with) (1999). "Town Clips: Faleshty." Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories . Secaucus, NJ: Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation. p. 358-361. ISBY 978-0-96-565081-6. OCLC 607423469.
References
edit- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "FALESTI: [FĂLEŞTI, Falesti, Faleshti, Foleshty, Falest', Feleshti, Faleshty] | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "Pinkas Hakehillot Romania: Falesht (Falesti, Moldova)".
- ^ "JewishMemory - Home". Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției.
[124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.] - ^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 2013-12-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Recorduri meteorologice în Republica Moldova" (in Romanian). Serviciul Hidrometeorologic de Stat. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Fălești Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
edit- Făleşti, Moldova at JewishGen
- Faleshty/Falesti (pp. 358–361) at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation.