Timeline of Chișinău
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.
Prior to 20th century[edit]
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- 1436 - Village mentioned in a document[1] in the Principality of Moldavia.
- 1641 - Town becomes property of the Sfânta Vineri Monastery.[1][2]
- 1752 - Măzărache Church built.
- 1812
- 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.
- Population: 35,000. [3]
- 1836 - Nativity Cathedral built.
- 1838 - Chișinău Lutheran Church built.
- 1840 - Triumphal Arch erected.
- 1849 - Population: 42,613.[5]
- 1860 - Telegraph to Odessa begins operating.[4]
- 1862 - Population: 92,000, (inc. suburbs.)[3]
- 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]
- end of 19th C. - Chișinău Water Tower built.
20th century[edit]
- 1901 - Chișinău City Hall completed.
- 1902 - Transfiguration Church built.
- 1903 - April: Kishinev pogrom of Jews occurs.[3][6]
- 1905
- October: Second 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
- 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]
- 1939 - National Museum of Fine Arts founded.
- 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
- 1944
- 1945
- Dinamo Stadium opens.
- Licurici Puppet Theatre founded.
- 1946 - Academy of Sciences of Moldova established.
- 1950
- Cinema Gaudeamus opens.[11]
- Chișinău Botanical Garden founded.
- 1952
- Artificial Komsomol Lake 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.
- 1960 - Chișinău International Airport opens.
- 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 - Chișinău Zoo and Pe Strada Trandafirilor 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]
- Presidential Palace complete.
- 1989 - 1989 Moldovan civil unrest.
- 1990 - Office of mayor re-established.
- 1991
- City becomes part of the Republic of Moldova.[1]
- Eugene Ionesco Theatre established.
- Capitoline Wolf statue re-installed.
- Population: 676,700.
- 1999 - Army Museum founded.
- 2000
21st century[edit]
- 2001 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău[18] and La Strada Center for Women Rights[17][1] established.
- 2002 - Anti-government 2002 Chișinău protest.[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]
See also[edit]
- History of Chișinău
- Timeline of Chișinău (in Romanian)
- List of mayors of Chișinău
- Other names of Chișinău (e.g. Kishineff, Kishinev)
- Template:Chișinău
References[edit]
- ^ 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 e f 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 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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[edit]
- "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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 836.
- "Southern Russia: Kishinev", Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/mdp.39015088245025, OCLC 1328163
External links[edit]
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