Eastern Europe's Moldova and its 7 Facts

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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Moldova.

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1. Moldova's production of wine is the highest in the world per capita. Despite beeing a small country there are vineyards almost all over the place. Moldova is placed the 12th among the top world wine exporters.

2. The greatest ruler of Moldova, Stefan cel Mare, (1457-1504) won 46 out of 48 battles fought. He was also the cousin of Vlad the Impaler (yes, the famous Dracula), although they weren’t always on the best of terms.

3. Moldova has a break away territory. Transnistria, which sits just on the other side of the Nistru River in what is officially Moldova, declared its independence in 1990. It is not officially recognized by any country in the United Nations (UN) and since the end of the War of Transnistria in 1992, has held a de facto independent status. Transnistria has its own currency, president, government, border patrol, etc. (Unofficially) Transnistria is backed and maintained by Russia, which maintains an army of 2500 soldiers and a large ammunitions depo.

4. Moldovan language is Romanian. In 1939 the language’s alphabet was converted to Cyrillic, a move by the Soviets to distinguish (and divide) the Moldovan ethnic group from Romanians. Shortly after Communism fell in 1989, the Moldovan government passed a law switching the alphabet back to Latin script. Moldovans themselves though are still roughly split as to whether they speak “Moldovan” or Romanian.

5. The land that makes up current Moldova has seen a number of conquerors, rulers, and kingdoms vie for its strategic position (mostly) in between the Dniester and Prut Rivers. Aside from being a part of the Romanian nation state (Romanian United Principalities), modern-day Moldova was also once a vassal state to the Ottoman Empire and part of the Russian Empire.

6. Chisinau (New Spring in old Romanian) is one of Europe’s greenest capitals, with many parks, squares and plazas. For the first time Chisinau was mentioned in historical documents on 17 July 1436. It got status of a city in 1818 soon after becoming a part of Russian Empire. Chisinau became a capital city in 1940 when there was established Moldavian Soviet Socialistic Republic. After USSR dissolution Chisinau was declared to be the capital city of Moldova and it is the capital city till nowadays.

7. It is traditional to see large floor rugs hanging on the walls as decoration. This is a custom spread out through Eastern Europe. Aside from serving as a decoration, the wall hanging would also protect from the cold in the winter, which used to be a lot colder before global warming started to show its effects.

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[lerevenant]

I've never heard of this country until I met a girl who said she was from Moldova. She was gorgeous though

[chrisfeik]

Congratulations for your national holiday on 27th August Moldova from your friends in Germany <3
In 1991 Moldova became independent from the Soviet Union. Its such a beautiful country with charming people.
Wish you all the best for the future :)

[kroneyt]

You may know that the Epic Sax Guy is from here, you probably didn't know that he's the biggest embarassment to Moldova, ever. Also, the people who brought you Dragostea Din Tei, or Numa Numa, are also from Moldova. Look it up, the band is called O-Zone.

[Magina]

fact about battle: the biggest battle won was : 40 000 vs 120 000 of Turks!
Moldova has the longest street in Europe named: Muncesti!
Moldova has the biggest cemetary in Europe named: Doina!
Thanks!

[mentorpozhegu]

Moldova, Romanians and Albanians the same traditions the same culture and the same people.
Before the arrival of Slavs we were the same people which we lost so much.
Moldova is Romania.
Greeting from The Netherlands.

[SeanMcCaffrey-zojw]

What do I know about Moldova? I know it's the best country in the world and will visit again and again. Women are gorgeous. Culture is fire. Food is amazing. Just talking about it makes me want to go back.

[marko_herceg]

I love your videos, keep up the good work! ;)

[sakis]

My girlfriend is from Moldova!!the most beautiful women in the world and my girlfriend is the prettiest!!!greetings from Greece!

[hoxuanmihail]

Now I can be more proudly for my country.

[JeffTaylorRomania]

Beautiful country. Hope to revisit next year!

[edwardtaub]

Thank you for the video. I found it to be accurate. I am an American who moved to Moldova two and a half years ago. My wife and I live in a village home where we grow our own crops, pick our own fruit, raise our own chickens, gather our own nuts and berries, and make our own wine. It's a simple life filled with simple pleasures. I love it.

[tonelannister]

Nu va este rusine sa va purtati asa cu tara mama ? Cum puteti sa spuneti ca in Republica Moldova se vorbeste Moldoveneasca, bai fratitilor v-ati tampit, este romana cu accent moldovenesc, pana si Stefan cel Mare este roman, cum puteti sa spuneti ca Rusia v-a oferit independenta cand Rusia v-a taiat aripile si va minte prin picaturi de iluzii ??!

[dxshka]

The thing I know about Moldova is that I live here and I was born here. :)

[cosminblk]

You know what is funny ? That Vlad the Impaler is considered a devil (by his nickname "Dracula"), but Stephen is considered a saint in the Orthodox Church (celebrated on 2nd July)

[davidbalderas]

Thanks for making the poorest country in Europe not boring. Fact #2 gets me. And yeah they are literally Romanian, those women are some of the most beautiful women in the world for sure

[protestantsfailurend]

I bet one could find a good woman there. I met someone from Moldova once and we studied French together. Very few people outside of that area on the world map even are aware this country exists.

[Yui-mxtv]

The most important fact they gave us epic sax guy

[andreigladyuk]

moldova is much more ancient than romania, actually the romanians speaks moldavian and its a historycal fact look at maps of 1400

[andreyx]

Dear Moldova, I love you and I will see you again soon. Haven’t been there in 17 years 😭 I left when I was 13

[deborahkogan]

My father was from Moldova, and I keep a rug on the wall...