Chițcani
Chițcani
Кицканы | |
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Commune | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′N 29°37′E / 46.783°N 29.617°E | |
| Country (de jure) | Moldova |
| District (de jure) | Căușeni |
| Country (de facto) | Transnistria |
| District (de facto) | Slobozia |
| Population (2004) | 9,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Chițcani (Moldovan Cyrillic: Кицкань, pronounced [kitsˈkanʲ]; Russian: Кицканы, romanized: Kitskany; Ukrainian: Кіцкань, romanized: Kitskan) is a commune in Căușeni District, in south-eastern Moldova. It consists of the village Chițcani and two small villages (hamlets), Merenești and Zahorna. Chițcani is situated to the south-east of the city of Tighina (Bender). The locality, although situated on the right (western) bank of the river Dniester, is under the control of the breakaway Transnistrian authorities. On the opposite side of the river lies the city of Tiraspol.
The village is also well known as the home of the Noul Neamț Monastery. The monastery was closed when Moldova was under the Soviet Union. It was then used as a hospital, a storehouse, then as a makeshift museum.