Straseni
Encyclopedia
Străşeni is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in central Moldova
, the administrative center of Străşeni District. The city administers one village, Făgureni. There are several legends about its name. One tells that the name of the region is derived from straşnic, a Romanian
adjective that can mean "terrible", "frightening", and the story goes that in former times this region was covered by a fearsome forest.
Nowadays, Străşeni is famous for its wine. The Străşeni vineyard, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Chişinău
, is renowned for its sparkling white wines. A little farther north is the Romanesti winery
, one of the largest locally and the one-time leading producer of wines in the USSR. One of its more famous products is a Bordeaux-type red.
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...
, the administrative center of Străşeni District. The city administers one village, Făgureni. There are several legends about its name. One tells that the name of the region is derived from straşnic, a Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
adjective that can mean "terrible", "frightening", and the story goes that in former times this region was covered by a fearsome forest.
Nowadays, Străşeni is famous for its wine. The Străşeni vineyard, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west 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...
, is renowned for its sparkling white wines. A little farther north is the Romanesti winery
Romanesti (winery)
Romanesti is one of Moldova's largest Moldovan wine producer from the north of Străşeni, part of the Codru Wine Region of Moldova. This winery is the former wine-making Imperial colony of Romanov dynasty....
, one of the largest locally and the one-time leading producer of wines in the USSR. One of its more famous products is a Bordeaux-type red.
Points of interest
- Străşeni TV MastStraseni TV MastStrăşeni TV Mast is one of the tallest architectural structures in Europe and the tallest of Moldova. Străşeni TV Mast, which was built in 1984-85,...
, a 355 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting built in 1984-85.