Biești

Commune in Orhei District, Moldova
47°31′N 28°52′E / 47.517°N 28.867°E / 47.517; 28.867Country MoldovaDistrictOrhei DistrictPopulation
 (2014)[1]
 • Total2,287Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Biești is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Biești, Cihoreni and Slobozia-Hodorogea.[2]

Notable people

  • Andrei Hodorogea (1878 in Slobozia-Hodorogea – 1917 in Chișinău) was a politician from Bessarabia
  • Protosinghelul Dosoftei Vîrlan (?–1933)
  • Gheorghe Andronache (1883–?)
  • Teodor Vicol (1888–?)
  • Nicanor Crocos (1890–1977)
  • Stela Popescu (1935–2017), actress
  • Andrei Munteanu (born 1939)

References

  1. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)


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