Place:Călăraşi, Călăraș, Moldova

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NameCălăraşi
Alt namesCălărașsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Călărașisource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-28
Kalarashsource: Times Atlas of the World (1992) p 94
Kalarašsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989)
TypeCity
Coordinates47.267°N 28.317°E
Located inCălăraș, Moldova
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bravicea
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Călărași is a town in Moldova, founded in 1848.

Long ago, the word "călărași" meant "horsemen" (today the word is "călăreți"). The name of Călărași was inspired by a legend which tells that once, when Stephen III of Moldavia fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard. They fought the Ottomans, sacrificed themselves and, finally, won the battle.

The city is the administrative center of Călărași District; it also administers one village, Oricova.

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