Slobozia, Moldova
Slobozia, also known as Slobodzeya, is a city in the Republic of Moldova under the de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria. It is the seat of the Slobozia District of Transnistria.
Slobozia is located in the southern part of Transnistria, south of Tiraspol. It had a population of 18,748 at the census in 1989, and 16,062 at the census in 2004. The population of the city is mostly made up of ethnic Moldovans and Russians, while Ukrainians are an important minority.
The name of the city comes from the Romanian "slobozie", meaning "a tax-free colony ".
Climate
Slobozia has a humid continental climate.Notable people
Born in Slobozia
- Petru Bogatu is a Moldovan journalist and author
- Vasily Tishchenko, incumbent Mayor
- Vladimir Țurcan is a Moldovan politician and member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.
- Andrei Grecul, Soviet Moldovan statesman, politician, and professor
- Vitali Neagu, Moldovan separatist politician from Transnistria
- Iosif Maslennikov, Ukrainian Orthodox bishop