Timeline of Chișinău

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.

Prior to 20th century[]

1436 - Village mentioned in a document^[1] in the Principality of Moldavia.
1641 - Town becomes property of the [ro].^[1]^[2]
1752 - Măzărache Church built.
1812
- Town becomes part of Russia.^[3]
- Population: 7,000.^[3]
1813 - Religious Eparchy of Chișinău^[4] and theological seminary^[2] established.
1817 - Anghel Nour becomes mayor.
1818
- Town becomes capital of the Bessarabia Oblast.^[4]
- Ștefan cel Mare Central Park laid out.
1832 - Public Library founded.
1836 - Nativity Cathedral built.
1838 - [ro] built.
1841 - Triumphal Arch erected.
1849 - Population: 42,613.^[5]
1860 - Telegraph to Odessa begins operating.^[4]
1871
- Calea Ferată din Moldova (railway) to Tiraspol begins operating.
- Chișinău Railway Station opens.
1877 - April: Alexander II of Russia visits city.^[4]
1895 - St. Teodora de la Sihla Church built.
1897 - Population: 102,427.^[5]
1900 - Population: 125,787.^[3]

20th century[]

1902 - [ro] built.
1903 - April: Kishinev pogrom of Jews occurs.^[3]^[6]
1905
- October: Pogrom of Jews.^[4]
- Sfatul Țării Palace built.
1913
- Cuvânt moldovenesc magazine begins publication.^[4]
- Population: 128,700.^[7]
1917
- March: National Moldavian Party headquartered in city.^[8]
- December: Bessarabian Sfatul Țării (parliament) convenes in city.^[4]
1918
- January: City occupied by Bolsheviks.^[4]
- City occupied by Romania.^[9]
1921 - Capitoline Wolf statue erected.
1925 - City becomes seat of Lăpușna County.^[9]
1928 - Stephen the Great Monument unveiled in Ștefan cel Mare Central Park.
1930 - Population: 114,896.^[9]
1940
- June: Soviet occupation begins.
- August: City designated capital of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.^[1]
- 10 November: 1940 Vrancea earthquake.
- Bessarabian Society of Writers established.^[10]
1941
- Occupation of city by Romanian forces begins.^[9]
- June: Aerial bombing of city.
- Office of mayor abolished.
- Population: 52,962.^[9]
1944
- 24 August: Red Army takes city.
- Occupation of city by Romanian forces ends.^[9]
1945
- Dinamo Stadium opens.
- [ro] founded.
1950
- Cinema Gaudeamus opens.^[11]
- Chișinău Botanical Garden founded.
1952
- Artificial [ru] created.
- Moldovan Newsreel Documentary Studio established.
1957
- Moldova National Opera Ballet theatre opens.
- Moldova-Film studio active.
1958 - Alley of Classics sculpture area opens in Ștefan cel Mare Central Park.
1965
- Romanian Literature Museum established.
- Population: 278,000.^[12]
1974 - Chișinău Airport terminal built.
1977
- 4 March: 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
- Sud-Est magazine begins publication.
1978 - [ro] and [ro] theatre founded.
1979 - Population: 539,000.^[13]
1982 - Circ (cultural entity) opens.^[14]
1983
- National Museum of History of Moldova established.
- Chișinău Water Tower rebuilt.
1985 - Population: 624,000.^[15]
1987 - Moldovan Writers' Union active.^[10]
1989 - 1989 Moldovan civil unrest.
1990 - Office of mayor re-established.
1991
- City becomes part of the Republic of Moldova.^[1]
- [ro] established.
- Capitoline Wolf statue re-installed.
- Population: 676,700.
2000
- April: Student protest.^[16]
- Institute for Public Policy established.^[17]

21st century[]

2001 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău^[18] and La Strada Center for Women Rights^[17][1] established.
2002 - Anti-government [ro].^[19]
2005 - 2005 Chișinău mayoral election held.
2007 - Dorin Chirtoacă becomes mayor.
2009 - April: April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests.^[20]
2011 - June: 2011 Moldovan local election held.
2012 - January: Anti-government protest.^[21]
2013 - 3 November: 2013 Pro Europe demonstration in Moldova.
2014 - Population: 492,894.
2015 - September: Anti-Timofti demonstration.^[22]^[23]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). "Chisinau". Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
^ ^a ^b Charles Upson Clark (1927). Bessarabia, Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company – via Hathi Trust. Kishineff
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Britannica 1910.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
^ ^a ^b Chambers 1901.
^ Dominic Lieven, ed. (2006). "Chronology". Imperial Russia, 1689-1917. Cambridge History of Russia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81529-1.
^ "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
^ Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Kishinev", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 955, OL 6112221M
^ ^a ^b "Istoric" (in Romanian). Uniunea Scriitorilor din Republica Moldova. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ "Movie Theaters in Chisinau, Moldova". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. Kishinev
^ Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City. New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.
^ "Chisinau's Circ Comes to Life". Moldovarious (blog). 10 December 2008 – via Global Voices.
^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.
^ Student protests continue in Moldova, BBC News, 18 April 2000
^ ^a ^b "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Moldova". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
^ Michael Wines (25 February 2002), "History Course Ignites a Volatile Tug of War in Moldova", New York Times
^ "After a 'Spontaneous' Riot, Moldovans Look for Answers", New York Times, 8 April 2009
^ "Moldova: Anti-Government Protests Receive Little Endorsement From Netizens". Global Voices. 31 January 2012.
^ "Moldova protest camp in Chisinau over $1bn bank fraud", BBC News, 7 September 2015
^ "Moldova: Huge anti-corruption protest in Chisinau", BBC News, 13 September 2015

This article incorporates information from the Romanian Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

"Kishinef", Hand-book for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland (4th ed.), London: J. Murray, 1888
"Kishineff", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t7zk5ms79 – via HathiTrust
Herman Rosenthal (1907), "Kishinef", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 7, New York, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752888
"Kishinev", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
"Southern Russia: Kishinev", Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/mdp.39015088245025, OCLC 1328163

External links[]

Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Chișinău, various dates

[Brezianu2007chisinau-1] Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). "Chisinau". Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.

[clark1927-2] Charles Upson Clark (1927). Bessarabia, Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company – via Hathi Trust. Kishineff

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-3] Britannica 1910.

[Brezianu2007chronology-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.

[FOOTNOTEChambers1901-5] Chambers 1901.

[6] Dominic Lieven, ed. (2006). "Chronology". Imperial Russia, 1689-1917. Cambridge History of Russia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81529-1.

[7] "Russia: Principal Towns: European Russia". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.

[Brezianu2007-8] Andrei Brezianu; Vlad Spânu (2007). Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.

[lippincott1952-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Kishinev", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 955, OL 6112221M

[uniuneascriitorilor-10] "Istoric" (in Romanian). Uniunea Scriitorilor din Republica Moldova. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[cinema-11] "Movie Theaters in Chisinau, Moldova". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[12] "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. Kishinev

[Morton1984-13] Henry W. Morton and Robert C. Stuart, ed. (1984). The Contemporary Soviet City. New York: M.E. Sharpe. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-87332-248-5.

[14] "Chisinau's Circ Comes to Life". Moldovarious (blog). 10 December 2008 – via Global Voices.

[15] United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.

[16] Student protests continue in Moldova, BBC News, 18 April 2000

[ISN-17] "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[katolsk-18] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Moldova". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 28 February 2015.

[19] Michael Wines (25 February 2002), "History Course Ignites a Volatile Tug of War in Moldova", New York Times

[20] "After a 'Spontaneous' Riot, Moldovans Look for Answers", New York Times, 8 April 2009

[21] "Moldova: Anti-Government Protests Receive Little Endorsement From Netizens". Global Voices. 31 January 2012.

[22] "Moldova protest camp in Chisinau over $1bn bank fraud", BBC News, 7 September 2015

[23] "Moldova: Huge anti-corruption protest in Chisinau", BBC News, 13 September 2015

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v t Cities, towns and communes of Chișinău Municipality, Moldova
Cities/towns	Chișinău Sîngera Durlești Vatra Codru Vadul lui Vodă Cricova
Communes	Băcioi Condrița Ghidighici Trușeni Bubuieci Budești Colonița Cruzești Tohatin Ciorescu Grătiești Stăuceni
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Dobrogea Revaca Brăila Frumușica Străisteni Dumbrava Bîc Humulești Văduleni Ceroborta Buneți Cheltuitori Făurești Goian Hulboaca Goianul Nou
Administrative sectors	Botanica Buiucani Centru Ciocana Rîșcani

Timeline of Chișinău

Contents

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20th century[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

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