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Museum of History and Ethnography

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Museum of History and Ethnography

The museum was founded in 1967 at the initiative of a group of intellectuals. With a profile in history and ethnography, the institution also has an art collection (painting, graphics, sculpture, ceramics).

The museum has a heritage of over ten thousand exhibits, grouped in collections of archaeology, folk wear, barks and carpets, traditional fabrics, household utensils, numismatics, photographs, old books and documents, art.

The museum presents to the general public valuable collections of ancient archeology and from the medieval period, a valuable original and particularly interesting collection of old traditional Moldovan fabrics (carpets and towels) from Ungheni region, traditional wear, a series of authentic monuments carved in the traditional Romanian style, in wood, from the first half of the 20th century.

The institution hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art by established authors in the field of fine arts at national and international level.

The Museum of History and Ethnography in Ungheni is the only specialized institution in the province that publishes its own publication – the newsletter Pyretus.

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Ungheni City 9 Nicolae Balcescu street, within Palace of Culture

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The commemorative sign at the place of death of Prince Grigorii Potemkin of Taurida

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The commemorative sign at the place of death of Prince Grigorii Potemkin of Taurida

The monument is erected on the place where on October 5, 1791, Grigori Potemkin, a great Russian dignitary at the court of Empress Catherine II, died.

The monument represents an obelisk with a height of 13.7 m, placed on a cube-shaped pedestal. A stone monolith with a commemorative inscription is placed next to it.

The red brick building of the former primary school

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The red brick building of the former primary school

The former primary school in Cetireni, called by the locals the “Red School” has a special history. Built in 1912, out of brick, it was a true center of culture and education. Here Vasile Vasilache, one of the best writers that Bessarabia has given, studied and then worked as a teacher.

The “Red School” is a work of the interwar period which, due to the fact that it was well designed and built, still resists destruction even today.

Church “All Saints”

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Church “All Saints”

Church “All Saints”, founded by the boyar Dumitru Carastati

The Church “All Saints” in the village of Untesti is located on a picturesque, special height, being seen and admired from all geographical parts of the surroundings. It is an old foundation from around 1785, of the nobleman of Greek origin, Dumitru CARASTATI, who held his estates from Untesti to the border with Parlita.

At first, when the founder CARASTATI distributed plots of land to some families on the territory of Untesti settlement, the Christians had a wooden church, and later there was built a brick church. According to the elders, the brick was burned right here, in Velnita Valley, where there were brick-burning ovens. The construction of the church has a ship shape, wall up to 1 meter thick. It is built with lime, eggs and animal hair.

In the post-war period, the church underwent major changes, being transformed into a grain and chemical storage warehouse, which caused corrosion in the wall.

In the years 1994-2000, a major internal and external repair of the building was carried out .

In the years 2000-2010, a new iconostasis, made in Romania, was installed in the church. A set of bells is brought from Kiev (Ukraine). An ensemble of 30 pews, made of oak wood, is installed inside the church.
The founder of the church, Dumitru CARASTATI, was buried here.

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Wooden Church “St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel”

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Wooden Church “St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel”

Built in 1779, it is located on a hillside in the northern part of the village. It is the oldest wooden church in the country, being taken under state protection in 1971.
The place bears the marks of a ship-shaped monument of Christian history.

The last repair works of the church took place in 1991-1993 when it was in an advanced state of decay.

Chruch “ St. Hierarch Gregory the Theologian”

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Chruch “ St. Hierarch Gregory the Theologian”

It was built between 1809-1850 by the great logotype Grigore Sturza. The first construction of the church was made of wood. The iconostasis is gilded and embellished. The domes of the church are gilded.

Church “Holy Trinity”

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Church “Holy Trinity”

Church “Holy Trinity”, built by the legionnaires

The church was built by legionnaires, who organized a labor camp in the locality in 1935, in the Bucovina style.

Church “St. Hierarch Nicolae”

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Church “St. Hierarch Nicolae”

Church “St. Hierarch Nicolae”, founded by the prince Constantin Moruzi

It is the oldest church in Ungheni. Orthodox religious institution, with a memorialistic value thanks to its founder, Prince Constantin Moruzi, Greek by origin. The Moruzi family is also famous for having given the Romanian countries two rulers.


The prince settled in the Danuteni region, Ungheni City in the middle of the 19th century, becoming one of the main nobles of Bessarabia. He chose the highest place for the construction of the church, so that, climbing the bell tower, Iasi City could be seen. The church was active from 1887 until 1961, when it was closed by the Soviets. It resumed its activity at the beginning of the 90s of the last century.

Constantin Moruzi is the father of the well-known novelist Dumitru C. Moruzi from the end of the 19th century – the beginning of the 20th century. There is a cave here, where Constantin Moruzi and his grandson, Pavel, sleep their eternal sleep.

Church “St. Alexandru Nevski”

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Church “St. Alexandru Nevski”

Orthodox religious institution, inaugurated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Russia’s victory over the Turks in the Balkan War of 1877-1878. On the site of the cathedral elevation, in 1877, the imperial manifesto about the Russian Empire’s declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire was read in front of the Russian army. It has an original architectural style, being valuable especially because of its author – Alexandru Bernardazzi, creator of several architectural edifices, original in style, from the cities of Chisinau and Odesa. The first foundation stone was laid on August 30, 1903, in the presence of the governor of Bessarabia, the head of the Bessarabian Gendarme Directorate, the Russian consul in Iasi, the head of the Romanian border police.

The divine service was officiated by the Bishop of Chisinau and Hotin himself, His Eminence Iacob. On June 30, 1905, the construction was completed, and the consecration took place in 1906, on the Feast of All Saints. During the Soviet period, the place was turned into a museum.

The church resumed its activity in 1991, after it was repaired and consecrated by a council of 12 priests. Since 2011, it is an episcopal cathedral.
The monument is included in the national register of monuments.

Chesnut Alley

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Chesnut Alley

Planted in 1975, the chestnut alley in Ungheni is among the longest in
Eastern Europe, with over 3 kilometers in length and over 650 trees.
The splendor of chestnuts in bloom also led to the establishment of the
chestnut festival in Ungheni.

Sandy beach on the river Prut bank

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Sandy beach on the river Prut bank

The municipal beach at Prut is a strip covered with white, fine sand and is about 250 meters long and 50-70 meters wide .

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Park ”Micul Cluj”

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Park ”Micul Cluj”

With an area of 10 ha, it is a green leisure area, divided into several distinct areas: “Children’s Town”, Summer Theatre, arranged alleys, two sports fields, a Skatepark, pavilion and double chess tables, cycle track, outdoor cinema area, table tennis court.


The renovation of the park started in 2018, being carried out with the support of Cluj-Napoca City Hall (Romania), a sister city of Ungheni City. Thanks to the contribution of Cluj-Napoca City, the park was named ”Micul Cluj”.

Lake Delia

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Lake Delia

With an area of 104 ha, it is 3.2 kilometers long and has a maximum depth of 4 meters. It is located 1 kilometer from the mouth of the river Prut and is closed with a dam 400 meters long

Prut River

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Prut River

It forms the border between the Republic of Moldova and Romania and is 8 kilometers long on the territory of Ungheni City – the largest city in the Republic of Moldova in its path. The section of the river Prut in Ungheni district, from Gherman locality, Sculeni commune 450 km to Frasinesti, commune Macaresti 340 km, the river has a total length of 110 km. The speed of the water course, in Ungheni region, is 1.5 meters per second.

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Ungheni City

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The medieval fortification from Tutora “Zamoisky’s Ditch”

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The medieval fortification from Tutora “Zamoisky’s Ditch”

In the village Buzduganii de Jos, traces of a military fortification (fortress) are preserved at the crossing of the ford over the Prut, which is a circular ditch, 30 m wide and 20 m deep .

This appeared as a result of the operation in the summer of 1595 when the Polish army (7300), led by hetman Jan Zamoyski entered Moldova and on August 27 occupied Hotin. After the conquest of the capital Iasi, on September 3 the great Polish hetman installed Ieremia Movila in the royal seat. The introduction of the Polish army into Moldova caused a quick reaction of the Ottoman Porte. At the beginning, a powerful army of Tatars entered Moldova (about 25 thousand), led by the Khan of Crimea, Gazi Giray II. At the news of the advance of the Tatars from Chisinau to Iasi, Zamoyski transferred his army to the left bank of the Prut to protect the crossing ford of the river (between Ungheni and Valea Mare), building a special fortification, from dug trenches and the carriages of the “oboz” (group), and in front – a wave of defense with 13 bastions and four gates.

The locality preserves vestiges from the Late Iron Age, VI-IV centuries BC, being a human settlement and a crossing to the Prut in that period. The territorial unit was documented starting from 1454, during various periods it was also a temporary royal residence (16th-17th centuries), an Ottoman military base (17th-18th centuries), a medieval Moldavian city, the site of numerous Turkish-Moldavian-Tatar-Polish etc. military confrontations.

A rich archaeological material was discovered in this space.

The prehistoric cult complex in Semeni village (Zamca)

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The prehistoric cult complex in Semeni village (Zamca)

With an unknown origin and time of excavation of the fortification, the village of Semeni hosts the remains of an earthen military fortification. The fortification is a flat surface, surrounded by a ditch with a diameter of 60 meters, a width of about 27 meters and a depth of about 3 meters.

According to legends, this is the so-called “table” where the meeting of the Moldavian ruler Dimitrie Cantemir and the Russian Tsar Peter the Great took place in the summer of 1711, during the Prut campaign.

Some researchers, however, state that the meeting place of the two dignitaries was the old settlement of Tutora, Ungheni.

Considering the devensive battle strategies, historians are of the opinion that the fortification in the village of Semeni could be built either by the Russians, or by the Turks or Cossacks, and especially by the Polish people, who fought in these territories in the 17th century.

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Village Semeni, commune Zagarancea

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Magura Mound

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Magura Mound

Significant monument primarily due to its landscape and faunal wealth.
The mound is located on a hill, with a height of 14 meters, and its absolute altitude is 388 meters, being the second largest in the Republic of Moldova, after Balanestti hill. During the interwar period, a cross was installed on the top of Magura Mound, which was torn down by the Soviets. In its place, a wooden observatory was erected that has not been preserved to this day, and today a cross covered with stainless steel is reinstalled in its original place.

From a historical point of view, the monument contains an ancient burial mound of migration origin and the traces of a Cucuteni-Tripoli settlement, 3rd millennium BC. small ceramic fragments being discovered, but also a pyriform vessel with four figurines, which represented decorative female representations. On the top of the mound, an urn and a cup were unearthed, and a well-preserved sword dating back to the 15th century was found near Magura.

Once every two years, on July 10, near the tumulus, it is organized the festival “In hospitality at Magura Mound”. The culminating point of the festival is the huge hora that the villagers surround the mound.

Reservation Plaiul Fagului (Beech Field)

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Reservation Plaiul Fagului (Beech Field)

The natural reservation Plaiul Fagului appeared in 1992 following the transformation of the “Rădenii Vechi” hunting farm. It is located in the northeastern part of the Codrilor Plateau, with an area of 5558.7 hectares. With a fragmented territory, in places with a mountainous character, the reservation is located at an altitude between 410 and 140 meters above sea level.

The Rădeni River with a cascade of lakes divides the reservation into two, almost equal massifs.

The vegetation of the reserve includes about 680 species of vascular plants, of which 27 are included in the Red Book of the Republic of Moldova (red strawberry, lady’s slipper, gymnocarpus, biophilia lacrimita, etc.). The animal world counts 211 species: 142 birds, 49 mammals, 8 reptiles, 12 amphibians and 65 species of soil invertebrates. Among the mammals are widespread the wild cat, forest marten, badger, fox, wild boar, deer.

Being a scenic natural object, the reservation is partially accessible for ecological tourism.