Mărculești

Mărculești
Mărculești
Coordinates: 47°52′7″N 28°14′51″E / 47.86861°N 28.24750°E / 47.86861; 28.24750
CountryMoldova
DistrictFlorești District
Government
  MayorIon Vîrlan (PCRM)
Area
  Total
5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
1,396
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mărculești (Romanian pronunciation: [mərkuˈleʃtʲ]) is a city in Florești District, in northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census. The city was once the site of a Jewish agricultural and mercantile colony until its destruction in the Holocaust.