Moldova–Romania border

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	Moldova international border crossing points

Moldova–Romania border
Moldova–Romania border
	River Prut near , Drânceni
Characteristics
Entities	Moldova Romania
Length	681.3 kilometres (423.3 mi)
History
Established	1917; Creation of the Moldavian Democratic Republic
Current shape	1991; Moldovan Declaration of Independence
Disestablished	1918; Union of Bessarabia with Romania
Treaties	Treaty of Paris (1920), Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Paris Peace Treaties

The Moldova–Romania border is the international border between Moldova and Romania, established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is a fluvial boundary, following the course of the Prut and Danube. The boundary is 681.3 kilometres (423.3 miles)^[1] long, including 570 metres (1,870 ft) along the Danube.

It is part of the external border of the European Union that runs from Criva (

48°15′50″N 26°37′30″E / 48.26389°N 26.62500°E) in the north-west to Giurgiulești (45°28′00″N 28°12′50″E / 45.46667°N 28.21389°E) in the south-east.

Border crossings[]

A list of border crossings along the border between Moldova and Romania.

Checkpoints
Crossing	Moldova	Romania	Road / Rail Crossing	Notes
Galați-Giurgiulești Bridge	Giurgiulești	Galați	Road, Rail	Road - 24-hour service year round
Cahul-Oancea Bridge	Cahul	Oancea	Road	24-hour service year round
Stoianovca-Fălciu Bridge	Stoianovca	Fălciu	Rail
Leușeni-Albița Bridge	Leușeni	, Drânceni	Road	24-hour service year round
Eiffel Bridge	Ungheni	Ungheni, Iași	Rail
Sculeni Bridge	Sculeni	, Victoria	Road	24-hour service year round
Stânca-Costești Dam	Costești	, Ștefănești	Road	24-hour service year round
Lipcani-Rădăuți Bridge	Lipcani	Rădăuți-Prut	Road	08:00 – 20:00 service year round

Opening times vary from crossing to crossing as well as from season to season.^[2]

Gallery[]

Customs ensign of Moldova
Border Guard Service flag of Moldova
Romanian Border Police
Pădurea Domnească is a natural reservation along the border
Nicolina railway station in Iași
Fălciu railway station
Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni
Ungheni river port
Border crossing Leușeni-Albița (view from Moldova)
Prut near Leușeni-Albița
Prut near Leuşeni-Albița
Sculeni, 1821. Ypsilantis crosses the Prut, then a border between Moldavia and Bessarabia (part of Russian Empire)
Political map of Romania