Ecaterinovca
Ecaterinovca | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 46°35′02″N 28°44′58″E / 46.5838888889°N 28.7494444444°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Cimișlia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efim Strogoteanu (PCRM) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,512 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ecaterinovca (german Jekaterinowka) is a commune in Cimișlia District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Coștangalia and Ecaterinovca.
The village was founded in 1908 by German settlers. In 2025, the historical museum ‘Jekaterinowka’ was founded with the name ‘Muzeul de istorie al germanilor Basarabeni’ (History Museum of the Bessarabian Germans). In 1940, 706 Germans and 44 people of other nationalities lived in the village.