Rîșcani

Rîșcani (Romanian pronunciation: [rɨʃˈkanʲ], also spelled Râșcani) is a city in Moldova, the capital of the Rîșcani District. It is located along the Copăceanca river, about 22 kilometres from the station in Drochia. Two villages are administered by the city, Bălanul Nou and Rămăzan.

For the sector of the capital Chișinău, see Sectorul Rîșcani.
Rîșcani
Rîșcani is located in Moldova
Rîșcani
Rîșcani
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°57′26″N 27°33′14″E
Country Moldova
DistrictRîșcani District
Area
 • Land5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total9,259
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
5600
Area code256
Websiteriscani.com

History

During the interwar period, the city was the seat of Plasa Râșcani, in Bălți County, Romania.

A number of Bessarabian Germans lived in the village from its founding in 1865, who called it Ryschkanowka. The German population was forcibly removed in 1940; among the Germans expelled from Rîșcani were the parents of later German president Horst Köhler.

In the USSR era, Rîșcani was home to a number of factories, a state agrotechnic school, and tobacco farms. In January 2011, the population was 14,400.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

Twin Towns - Sister Cities

Rîșcani is twinned with:

Planned partner city relations:

References
  1. Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
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