Dondușeni

For the commune in the same district with the same name, see Donduşeni, Donduşeni.

Donduşeni
Country	Moldova
District	Donduşeni District
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population  (2012)
• Total	10,700
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb

Donduşeni (Romanian pronunciation: [donˈduʃenʲ]) is a city in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Donduşeni District. Its postal code is MD-5100. The population at the 2004 census was 9,801.

Demographics

At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Dondoşani-Gară (literally Dondoşani Station), and had a population of 953. It was part of Plasa Climăuţi of Soroca County.

Ethnic composition
Ethnic group	1930 census	2004 census
Moldovans (Romanians)	338	6,495
Ruthenians (Ukrainians)	42	2,055
Russians	280	1,146
Jews	277	12
Bulgarians	1	17
Gagauzians	-	12
Poles	13	7
Gypsies	-	1
Germans	1	56
Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes	1
others	-
Total	953	9,801

Native language
Language	1930 census	2004 census
Romanian	340	N/A
Yiddish	270	N/A
Russian	196	N/A
Ukrainian	138	N/A
Polish	7	N/A
German	1	N/A
Serbo-Croatian, Slovene	1	N/A
Total	953	9,801

There are three high schools in Donduşeni, one Romanian, the Alexei Mateevici Lyceum, and two Russian.

Donduşeni has a hospital, a hotel, a police office, some caffes, and restaurants.

Media

• Vocea Basarabiei 104.4 FM

Notable people

• Simion Galeţchi

Bibliography

Veaceslav Ioniţă, Ghidul oraşelor din Republica Moldova/ Veaceslav Ioniţă. Igor Munteanu, Irina Beregoi. - Chişinău,: TISH, 2004 (F.E.-P. Tipografia Centrală). 248 p. ISBN 9975-947-39-5