Basarabeasca
Encyclopedia
Basarabeasca is a city in Moldova
. It is the capital of Basarabeasca District.
, is located on the border with Ukraine
. It is 94 km to the south of Chişinău
, 25 km from Cimislia
, and 25 km from Comrat
. The river Cogilnic flows through the city from northwest to southeast, continuing on to the Black Sea
. The main populated areas are in the lowland, and is effectively divided into several areas,
such as Romanovka and Flemynda.
s. In 1859 there were 86 resident Jewish families who worked the land, 263 men and 249 women. In their possession were 1750 desyatinas of farmland. At the time of the abolition of Jewish land tenure in 1866, 57 families were occupied in farming - 209 men and 183 women, who mainly went over to wine production; a part engaged in commerce and trade. In order to improve the lot of the colonists, the Zemstvo
of Bender
instituted market days - once a week on Wednesday. This was done at the request of Captain Fyodor Oleynikov on October 29, 1876.
In 1897, 597 settlers lived in Romanovka (293 men and 304 women). There were a synagogue and a prayer school (Cheder
). According to the Russian census of 1897, 1625 people lived in Romanovka, with 71% (1150 people) Jewish. The first secular school, where there was only one class, opened in 1899 thanks to Georgiy Gimishli, who helped with the facilities. The class was taught by Anna Shidlovskaya, who worked there for many years. For his support of the school, George Gimishli was awarded a silver medal of zeal on December 6, 1904. In the 1905-1906 school year, 12 boys and 2 girls studied at the school.
The beginning of the 19th century was a time of rapid development of the village - the construction of the Bessarabka railway station began nearby. In 1910 telephones appeared in the homes of some residents: the Merimshi, Okulish, Andelman, Tsuker, Imasha families. On December 5, 1912 a new synagogue opened, with Doctor Boris Sverdlov as Rabbi
. Grigoriy and Vasiliy Gemyushliev traveled to the Russian Tsar
to request money for a church, but returned with only 500 ruble
s; the money was collected primarily from the faithful. In October 1913 the population was 1741, whose property was valued at 346826 rubles. Two steam mills, belonging to Lemke Adama and Semke Khristian - were valued at 9420 rubles. A mutual aid fund operated in the village. By 1923 it had become a large village: there were 690 homes, with 1520 men and 1597 women, with a mill, a slaughterhouse, a pharmacy, a primary school, and 15 stores.
On September 11, 1957, the village of Romanovka was unified with the former German colony of Heinrichsdorff (in which 273 Germans lived, according to 1943 data), and was renamed Basarabeasca . In 1968 the population of Basarabeasca was 13300. There were a working machine repair shop, and rail transport enterprises.
According to registry data, as of October 12, 2004 there are 11095 people living in Basarabeasca, of whom 5258 are men, and 5837 are women.
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. It is the capital of Basarabeasca District.
Geography
The city, formerly an urban-type settlementUrban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
, is located on the border with Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is 94 km to the south of Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
, 25 km from Cimislia
Cimislia
Cimişlia is a city in the southern part of Moldova, on the banks of the Cogîlnic River. Cimişlia has a population of 12,800 according to a 2006 census. It is the administrative center of Cimişlia District...
, and 25 km from Comrat
Comrat
Comrat is a city in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located at , in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population was 23,429, of which the vast majority are Gagauzians.The name is of Turkic and Nogai origin...
. The river Cogilnic flows through the city from northwest to southeast, continuing on to the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
. The main populated areas are in the lowland, and is effectively divided into several areas,
such as Romanovka and Flemynda.
History
A settlement at the site of Basarabeasca appeared in 1846 as a Jewish colony, originally named Romanovka in honor of the imperial family of RomanovRomanov
The House of Romanov was the second and last imperial dynasty to rule over Russia, reigning from 1613 until the February Revolution abolished the crown in 1917...
s. In 1859 there were 86 resident Jewish families who worked the land, 263 men and 249 women. In their possession were 1750 desyatinas of farmland. At the time of the abolition of Jewish land tenure in 1866, 57 families were occupied in farming - 209 men and 183 women, who mainly went over to wine production; a part engaged in commerce and trade. In order to improve the lot of the colonists, the Zemstvo
Zemstvo
Zemstvo was a form of local government that was instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia. The idea of the zemstvo was elaborated by Nikolay Milyutin, and the first zemstvo laws were put into effect in 1864...
of Bender
Bender, Moldova
Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...
instituted market days - once a week on Wednesday. This was done at the request of Captain Fyodor Oleynikov on October 29, 1876.
In 1897, 597 settlers lived in Romanovka (293 men and 304 women). There were a synagogue and a prayer school (Cheder
Cheder
A Cheder is a traditional elementary school teaching the basics of Judaism and the Hebrew language.-History:...
). According to the Russian census of 1897, 1625 people lived in Romanovka, with 71% (1150 people) Jewish. The first secular school, where there was only one class, opened in 1899 thanks to Georgiy Gimishli, who helped with the facilities. The class was taught by Anna Shidlovskaya, who worked there for many years. For his support of the school, George Gimishli was awarded a silver medal of zeal on December 6, 1904. In the 1905-1906 school year, 12 boys and 2 girls studied at the school.
The beginning of the 19th century was a time of rapid development of the village - the construction of the Bessarabka railway station began nearby. In 1910 telephones appeared in the homes of some residents: the Merimshi, Okulish, Andelman, Tsuker, Imasha families. On December 5, 1912 a new synagogue opened, with Doctor Boris Sverdlov as Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
. Grigoriy and Vasiliy Gemyushliev traveled to the Russian Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
to request money for a church, but returned with only 500 ruble
Ruble
The ruble or rouble is a unit of currency. Currently, the currency units of Belarus, Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria, and, in the past, the currency units of several other countries, notably countries influenced by Russia and the Soviet Union, are named rubles, though they all are...
s; the money was collected primarily from the faithful. In October 1913 the population was 1741, whose property was valued at 346826 rubles. Two steam mills, belonging to Lemke Adama and Semke Khristian - were valued at 9420 rubles. A mutual aid fund operated in the village. By 1923 it had become a large village: there were 690 homes, with 1520 men and 1597 women, with a mill, a slaughterhouse, a pharmacy, a primary school, and 15 stores.
On September 11, 1957, the village of Romanovka was unified with the former German colony of Heinrichsdorff (in which 273 Germans lived, according to 1943 data), and was renamed Basarabeasca . In 1968 the population of Basarabeasca was 13300. There were a working machine repair shop, and rail transport enterprises.
According to registry data, as of October 12, 2004 there are 11095 people living in Basarabeasca, of whom 5258 are men, and 5837 are women.
Notable persons
- Naum ProkupetsNaum ProkupetsNaum Leybovich Prokupets is a Basarabeasca, Moldovan-born Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He is Jewish.-Career:At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event....
, sprint canoer, Olympic bronze in C-2 1,000-meter event, gold in C-2 10,000-meter event at ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
External links
- http://www.basarabeasca.com/ - unofficial site of Basarabeasca
- http://bessarabka.ru/ - Russian unofficial site