Cricova (city)

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subdivision_name1 = Chişinău
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leader_name = Valentin Guţan
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area_code = +373 22
website = [http://www.cricova.md/eng/ http://www.cricova.md/eng/]
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footnotes = Cricova is a small Moldovan city, located convert|15|km north of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. Cricova is famous for its wine cellars, which make it a popular attraction for tourists.

The town's population is 9,878 (as of 2004), of which 7,651 are ethnic Moldavians, 788 Ukrainians, 1,123 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 74 Bulgarians, 6 jews, 2 Poles, 29 Gypsies, and 123 other/non-declared.

Cricova lies near the river Ichel, which goes into the Nistru river, which supplies Chişinău with water. The water from Ichel is not used in Cricova. In the northern part of the river is situated a lake (which is near the entrance to the Cricova wine cellars), which was generally used either for fishing or entertainment.

Near the town are some mines, used for limestone extraction, some of them are older than 50 years.

References

External links

* [http://chisinau.md/Cricova Cricova profile] on chisinau.md site ro
* [http://www.cricova.md/eng/cellars/ Description of cellars with photos and an interactive map]