Hîncești

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title: "Hîncești" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-moldova", "municipalities-of-moldova", "populated-places-established-in-1500", "1500-establishments-in-europe", "16th-century-establishments-in-moldavia", "kishinyovsky-uyezd", "lăpușna-county-(romania)", "ținutul-nistru", "hîncești-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hîncești" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Hîncești () is a city and municipality in Moldova.

Hîncești is situated on the Cogâlnic River, 33 km southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chișinău. Since 2003 it has been the seat of Hîncești District.

History

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Hîncești was established in 1500 AD as Dobreni. It was part of the Principality of Moldavia until its annexation by Russia in 1812. Within the Russian Empire it was known under the Russified name Gincheshty (Гинчешты), but in Romanian as Hîncești. After World War I, it became part of Romania, formed in the meantime from the unification of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. During World War II, it was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, which changed its name to Kotovskoe after Grigore Kotovski, who was born there. But from 1941 to 1944 it was again known as Hîncești, when Romania regained control of the settlement. Before WWII, the Jewish community was rather large, in 1930, there were 1,523 Jews living there.

From 1945 to 1965 it was called Kotovskoe, which in 1965 was changed to Kotovsk. Since 1990 it is again called Hîncești.

Demographics

According to the 2024 census, 11,391 inhabitants lived in Hîncești, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 12,491 inhabitants were registered.

|thumb=left |caption=Ethnic composition of Hîncești (2024) |label1=Moldovans|value1=82.0|color1=#8A2BE2 |label2=Romanians|value2=11.8|color2=#8080ff |label3=Russians|value3=2.1|color3=#c08080 |label4=Ukrainians|value4=2.0|color4=#ffff80 |label5=Romani|value5=1.0|color5=#80ffff |label6=Others|value6=1.2|color6=#9f9f9f}} |thumb=right |caption=Linguistic composition of Hîncești (2024) |label1=Moldovan|value1=51.4|color1=#8A2BE2 |label2=Romanian|value2=40.9|color2=#8080ff |label3=Russian|value3=5.0|color3=#c08080 |label4=Ukrainian|value4=1.0|color4=#ffff80 |label5=Romani|value5=0.8|color5=#80ffff |label6=Other|value6=0.9|color6=#9f9f9f}}

|type = |footnote = |1930 | 6338 |1959 | 8694 |1970 | 14201 |1979 | 16677 |1989 | 19235 |2004 | 15281 |2014 | 12491 |2024 | 11391

In 1890, Hîncești had a stable population of 3,098 citizens. By 1970, the population had increased to 14.3 thousand, and by 1991, to 19.3 thousand.

Education

There are four Lyceum (junior colleges) in Hîncești:

  • Mihai Viteazul Lyceum
  • Mikhail Lomonosov Lyceum
  • Mihai Sadoveanu Lyceum
  • Mihai Eminescu Lyceum
  • Timotei Bătrânu Arts School

Sports

The local football club is FC Petrocub Hîncești.

Notable citizens

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Hîncești is twinned with:

Notes

References

  2. (2017). "Characteristics – Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)". [[National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova]].
  3. [http://lex.justice.md/md/368393/ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova] {{Webarchive. link. (19 February 2019 {{in lang). ro
  4. Not to be confused with Dobreni, Romania (Latitude: 44° 25' 0 N, Longitude: 25° 7' 0 E).
  5. [http://www.cnaa.acad.md/files/theses/2006/5338/viorel_miron_thesis.pdf Viorel, Miron (2006) "Managementul resurselor turistice în mediul rural din Republica Moldova" p. 99]{{dead link. (December 2017)
  6. "Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor 2024: Caracteristici etnoculturale ale populației". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang.
  7. "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang.
  8. (5 December 2013). "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  9. (2023-03-16). "Moldovan parliament approves law on Romanian language". Reuters.

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