Place details
Place nameMoldova
Other namesRupublica Moldova, Republic of Moldova, République de Moldova, Moldavskaya, Moldavia, Moldavija, Moldavië, Muldova, Moldávia, Moldavie, MDA, MD, ISO498, MD00, Moldavskaja Sovetskaja Socialistceskaja Respublika, Moldavskaya SSR, Moldavian SSR, Moldovan
Latitude47
Longitude29
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area was part of ancient Moldavia; part of Scythia 1st mill. BC; part of Roman Dacia; invaded by various nomadic tribes from 9th cen.; part of principality of Moldavia 1359; ruled by Ottomans, then Russia; part of the Soviet Union from 1940; official language is Romanian.