Căușeni

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title: "Căușeni" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-moldova", "bendersky-uyezd", "tighina-county-(romania)", "ținutul-nistru", "căușeni-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Căușeni" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
	name
native_name
settlement_type
total_type
motto
image_skyline	Causeni church.jpg
image_caption	Assumption of Our Lady Church
image_flag	Flag of Căușeni.gif
image_shield	Stema Căușeni.png
pushpin_map	Moldova
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within Moldova
pushpin_mapsize
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Moldova
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	Căușeni District
subdivision_name2
parts_style
parts
p2
	leader_title
leader_name	Anatolie Donțu (PPDA)
leader_title1
established_title
established_date
unit_pref
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	83.4
area_land_km2
elevation_footnotes	tags--
population_as_of	2014
population_footnotes
population_total	15,939
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
coor_type
coordinates
	postal_code_type
postal_code	MD-4300
area_code	+373 243
website	Official website
blank_name
blank1_name	Climate
blank1_info	Cfb
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Căușeni () is a city in the Republic of Moldova and the administrative center of Căușeni District .

History

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Căușeni was the capital of the Budjak Horde.

The 17th century Assumption of Our Lady Church is the oldest surviving building in the town. It is set more than 3 ft below ground level and preserves the only medieval fresco in the Republic of Moldova. Executed by Walachian painters in a late Byzantine-Romanian style, the interiors feature religious scenes and iconography in vibrant reds, gold, and blues.

At one time it was a vibrant Jewish shtetl. In 1897, 45% of the population (1,675 people) was Jewish, most working in agriculture.

Geography

Căușeni lies in the southeastern part of Moldova, on the Botna river, a tributary of the Dniester. Spread across an area of 83.4 km2, it is one of 30 administrative subdivisions (including 2 cities and 28 communes) within the namesake district. It is part of the Bessarabia region.

Demographics

According to the 2024 census, 13,458 inhabitants lived in Căușeni, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 15,939 inhabitants were registered.

|thumb=left |caption=Ethnic composition of Căușeni (2024) |label1=Moldovans|value1=84.0|color1=#8A2BE2 |label2=Romanians|value2=8.9|color2=#8080ff |label3=Ukrainians|value3=2.8|color3=#ffff80 |label4=Russians|value4=2.5|color4=#c08080 |label5=Others|value5=1.6 |color5=#9f9f9f}} |thumb=right |caption=Linguistic composition of Căușeni (2024) |label1=Moldovan|value1=58.7|color1=#8A2BE2 |label2=Romanian|value2=31.7|color2=#8080ff |label3=Russian|value3=7.2|color3=#c08080 |label4=Ukrainian|value4=1.5|color4=#ffff80 |label5=Other|value5=0.8|color5=#9f9f9f}}

|type = |footnote = |1970 | 12874 |1979 | 17390 |1989 | 20761 |2004 | 17757 |2014 | 15939 |2024 | 13458

Gallery

File:Stamp of Moldova 222.gif|Assumption of Our Lady Church

References

References

1. "Causeni". Citypopulation.de.
2. "Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014". [[National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova]].
3. (2017). "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)". [[National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova]].
4. "Moldova Pitoreasca". natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro.
5. "Kaushany". Jewish Virtual Library.
6. "Jewish population in Bessarabia". Jewishgen.
7. "Moldova". Citypopulation.de.
8. "Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor 2024: Caracteristici etnoculturale ale populației". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang.
9. "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.

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