Leova

Leova is also another name for Liuva.

Leova
Seal
Leova Location within Moldova
Coordinates:
Country	Moldova
County	Leova
First attested	13 March 1489
Founded	1495
Government
• Mayor	Vitalie Gargaun, since 10 July 2015
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	10,900
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	MD-6301
Area code(s)	+373 263
Website	http://primarialeova.md/

Leova is a city in Moldova, located 92 km southwest of the national capital, Chișinău. It is the administrative center of Leova District. The city is situated on the east bank of the river Prut bordering Romania.

History

Before WWII, the city counted 2,326 Jewish inhabitants, about a third of the entire town population. Later the Soviets started deporting citizens of their newly annexed territories to Siberia, including Zionist leaders and wealthy Jews. In June 1941 some Jews sensed war was coming and fled east, into central Asia. Other able bodied men joined the fight against the Germans by enlisting in the Soviet Army. When the Germans occupied the city, on June 22, 1941, Jews who stayed were executed and some were interned in a concentration camp near the city of Cahul.

Population

Ethnic structure

The ethnic structure of the city according to the 2004 census:

Ethnic group	Population	%
Moldavians Romanians	8,435 150	84.12% 1.50%
Russians	629	6.27%
Bulgarians	349	3.48%
Ukrainians	278	2.77%
Gagauzians	99	0.99%
Gypsies	28	0.28%
Others	63
Total	10,027	100%

Media

• Cuvântul Liber

Notable people

• Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman (1822–1876)
• Idel Ianchelevici (1909–1994)
• Ion Aldea Teodorovici (1954–1992)
• Victor Toma (1922–2008)
• Daniela Marin (1999-)

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

Twin towns — Sister cities

Leova is twinned with:

• Vetrișoaia, Romania

External links

• www.e-leova.info
• www.leova.md
• www.leovacity.narod.ru
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