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Călăraşi is a district in the central part of Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

, with the administrative center at Călăraşi

Calarasi, Moldova

Călăraşi was founded 1848. Long ago, the word "călăraşi" meant "horsemen". The name of Călăraşi was inspired by a legend. In this legend, it is said that once when Ştefan cel Mare fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard...

. This region is very popular for its red wine, white wine, cognac

Cognac

Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right...

. While Republic of Moldova were a part of Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, its wine were known far in all USSR.
As of January 1, 2011, its population was 78,800.

History

The district territory is inhabited since Paleolithic

Paleolithic

The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...

, 50-40.000 years ago. Settlements with the earliest documentary attestation of the district are: Horodiste

Horodişte, Călăraşi

Horodişte is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Horodişte....

, Pituşca

Pituşca

Pituşca is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Pituşca....

, and Sadova

Sadova, Călăraşi

Sadova is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Sadova....

, they are certified in 1420. During the component was in the Principality of Moldova (1359-1812), the current Călăraşi

Calarasi

Călăraşi , the capital of Călăraşi County and Sud-Muntenia Region in the Wallachia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the bank of Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest....

territory held by the Orhei

Orhei County

Orhei was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 300,400. Its capital was Orhei.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

- Lăpuşna County

Lapusna County

Lăpuşna was an administrative region of Moldova until February 2003. Major cities of the region included Troita, Batar, Cara-Biber, and Hînceşti....

. After dividing the land Orhei - Lapusna in two separate counties, some localities have passed Orhei County and the other part Lăpuşna County. In the XVI-XVIII century, the district is developing economic (trade, wine), cultural (to build monasteries, Frumoasa

Frumoasa, Călăraşi

Frumoasa is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Frumoasa....

, Hârbovăţ and Răciula

Răciula

Răciula is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Răciula and Parcani....

) and showed an important increase in population. After the Treaty of Bucharest, Basarabia is occupied by the Russian Empire

Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

at this time there is an intense russification

Russification

Russification is an adoption of the Russian language or some other Russian attributes by non-Russian communities...

of the native population. In 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire, Basarabia united with the motherland Romania

Union of Bessarabia with Romania

On , the Sfatul Ţării, or National Council, of Bessarabia proclaimed union with the Kingdom of Romania.-Governorate of Bessarabia:The 1812 Treaty of Bucharest between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empires provided for Russian annexation of the eastern half of the territory of the Principality...

but for a short time (1918-1940, 1941-1944). In 1940 after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Treaty, the territory between the Prut and Nistru is busy again this time the USSR. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova

Independence of Moldova

The Independence of Moldova was officially recognized on March 2, 1992, when Moldova gained membership of the United Nations. The nation had declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 27, 1991, and was a co-founder of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States...

, part of the Ungheni County

Ungheni County

Ungheni was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 260,300. Its capital was Ungheni.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

(1991-2003), and in 2003 became administrative unit of Moldova.

Geography

Calarasi District is located in central part of Moldova. It borders with Teleneşti District in the north, east Orhei District, Străşeni District in south, south-west Nisporeni District and Ungheni District in west. Very rugged terrain, crossed the slopes with different degrees of tilt conditioning Central Moldavian Plateau

Central Moldavian Plateau

The Central Moldavian Plateau , or Codru Massif is a geographic area in Moldova. It is the central and SE part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has elevations that in the N-S direction decrease in altitude from 400 m to under 200 m....

, and is located in Codri. Chernozem

Chernozem

Chernozem , also known as "black land" or "black earth", is a black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus 7% to 15%, and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia...

soil in valleys, and brown soil on the plateau. Maximum altitude in the district is 400 meters, the rate reached in the south-western part of district.

Climate

The climate is temperate-continental

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...

. The average air temperature is +9 ° C. Average January temperature -5 °C (-25-27 °C minimum) and in July +21+21.5 ° C (maximum +36 °C). Yearly precipitation] 550-650 mm. Average wind speed 4-6 m \ s.

Fauna

Fauna characteristic of the so animals such as: fox

Fox

Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...

, wild cat

Wild cat

The wildcat is a small cat with several subspecies and a very broad distribution, found throughout most of Africa, Europe, and southwest and central Asia into India, China, and Mongolia. It is a hunter of small mammals, birds, and other creatures of a similar or smaller size. Sometimes included is...

, marten

Marten

The martens constitute the genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae.-Description:Martens are slender, agile animals, adapted to living in taigas, and are found in coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the northern hemisphere. They have bushy tails, and large...

, rabbit

Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...

, squirrel

Squirrel

Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...

, deer

Deer

Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...

, wild boar, wolf, red deer

Red Deer

The red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...

and others and the world of birds may be mentioned: blackbird, pigeon, jay

Jay

The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex...

, finch

Finch

The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...

, eagle

Eagle

Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...

, woodpecker

Woodpecker

Woodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are one subfamily in the family Picidae, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species....

and other.

Flora

Forests occupy 30.7% of district territory, dominate species: hornbeam

Hornbeam

Hornbeams are relatively small hardwood trees in the genus Carpinus . Though some botanists grouped them with the hazels and hop-hornbeams in a segregate family, Corylaceae, modern botanists place the hornbeams in the birch subfamily Coryloideae...

, beech

Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...

, ash, elm

Elm

Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...

, oak

Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...

, white

White

White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...

, lime

Lime (fruit)

Lime is a term referring to a number of different citrus fruits, both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, and containing sour and acidic pulp. Limes are a good source of vitamin C. Limes are often used to accent the flavors of foods and...

, etc. In strips of forest are encountered: horn

Horn

Horn may refer to:* Horn , a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals. Source of all other uses below.* Horn, the substance that, apart from other functions, is the main component of the tissue that sheaths the bony core of horns and hoofs of various animals.- Places :*Cape...

, hawthorn

Crataegus

Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...

, bat

Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...

, maple

Maple

Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...

s and other.

Plaiul Fagului

State Nature Reserve "Plaiul Fagului" was created on March 12, 1992 for the conservation

Habitat conservation

Habitat conservation is a land management practice that seeks to conserve, protect and restore, habitat areas for wild plants and animals, especially conservation reliant species, and prevent their extinction, fragmentation or reduction in range...

, regeneration

Bush regeneration

Bush regeneration, a form of natural area restoration is the term used in Australia for the ecological restoration of remnant vegetation areas, such as through the minimisation of negative disturbances, both exogenous such as exotic weeds and endogenous such as erosion...

, environmental recovery, study one of the most picturesque and representative forest ecosystems in the Codri.
The total area of reserve is 5642 ha, of which forests occupy 4639 ha (82.2%). The territorial-administrative structure includes 5387 hectares of natural tree, beech

Beech

Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...

formations including 272 ha (4.8%), ash 1163 ha (20.6%), sessile oak

Sessile Oak

Quercus petraea , the Sessile Oak, also known as the Durmast Oak, is a species of oak native to most of Europe, and into Anatolia.-Description:...

1039 ha (18.4%), lime

Lime (fruit)

170 ha (3.1%) other species, 169 ha (3.0%). Flora includes 909 species, including 645 species of vascular plants, 151 species of fungi, 48 species of lichens, 65 species of moss

Moss

Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

. Fauna: As mentioned Dimitrie Cantemir

Dimitrie Cantemir

Dimitrie Cantemir was twice Prince of Moldavia . He was also a prolific man of letters – philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer, and geographer....

, in this land dwelling deer

Deer

, bears, reindeer

Reindeer

The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...

, martens, wolves, wild boar. Arable land

Arable land

In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...

expansion has contributed significantly to the reduction of forested area, the numerical reduction plants and animals. Uncontrolled hunting disappearance of conditioned bear

Bear

Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...

, deer

Deer

, lynx

Lynx

A lynx is any of the four Lynx genus species of medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from Greek word "λύγξ", derived from the Indo-European root "*leuk-", meaning "light, brightness", in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes...

, wolf, black grouse

Black Grouse

The Black Grouse or Blackgame is a large bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas near to woodland, mostly boreal...

etc.

Rivers

District is located in the Nistru river basin, a tributary that crosses the district are: Bic

Bîc River

Bîc is a river in Moldova, a right tributary of Dniester.The upper flow of Bîc cuts a deep canyon in Codri Hills. The capital of Moldova, Chişinău, is situated by Bîc. A dam at Bîc by Chişinău holds the Chişinău Sea reservoir of area about 10 km². In summer Bîc often dries out and turns into...

, Ichel and Cula. Most lakes are of natural origin, but are rich in fish.

Administrative subdivisions

Localities: 54
- Administrative center: Călăraşi
  Calarasi
  Călăraşi , the capital of Călăraşi County and Sud-Muntenia Region in the Wallachia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the bank of Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest....
  - Cities: Călăraşi
    Calarasi
    Călăraşi , the capital of Călăraşi County and Sud-Muntenia Region in the Wallachia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the bank of Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest....
    - Villages: 23
      - Communes: 30

Demographics

1 January 2011 the district population was 78,800 of which 20.7% urban

Urban area

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...

and 79.3% rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

population

Births (2010): 927 (11.7 per 1000)
Deaths (2010): 1175 (14.9 per 100)
Growth rate (2010): -248 (-3.1 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group Ethnic group An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...	Population	% of total*
Moldovans Moldovans Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova... (Romanians Romanians The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania.... )	70,680	94.15%
Ukrainians Ukrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...	2,799	3.73%
Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....	947	1.26%
Gypsies	378	0.50%
Gagauzians	54	0.07%
Bulgarians Bulgarians The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...	47	0.06%
Others	170	0.22%

Religion

Christians - 98.4%
- Orthodox Christians - 97.7%
- Protestant - 0.7%
  - Seventh-day Adventists - 0.5%
  - Baptists - 0.2%
Other - 1.1%
No Religion - 0.5%

Economy

The district recorded a total of 21,200 enterprises, of which individual enterprises 673 units, 19,792 units farms, enterprises with the legal person status 800. SMEs constitute about 99% of all enterprises. Here is a winery

Winery

A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...

and a cognac

Cognac

factory is one of the first in Moldova and other enterprises in the food industry (canned food, sugar

Sugar

Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...

, dairy

Dairy

A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...

products). Food industry (dairy) there is a factory that produces dairy products quality first. Agricultural land - 25 801 ha (34.1%), including arable land

Arable land

- 13,323 ha (16.7%), orchards - 3138 ha (4.1%), vine

Vine

A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...

- 6020 ha (8.0%), pastures - 7384 ha (9.8%) other - 394.7 ha (0.5%). Main crops: cereals (wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

, oats

OATS

OATS - Open Source Assistive Technology Software - is a source code repository or "forge" for assistive technology software. It was launched in 2006 with the goal to provide a one-stop “shop” for end users, clinicians and open-source developers to promote and develop open source assistive...

), corn

Corn

Corn is the name used in the United States, Canada, and Australia for the grain maize.In much of the English-speaking world, the term "corn" is a generic term for cereal crops, such as* Barley* Oats* Wheat* Rye- Places :...

, sunflower

Sunflower

Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...

, rapeseed

Rapeseed

Rapeseed , also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae...

and soy.

Education

In Calarasi district works: 31 kindergartens, 34 schools, a multipurpose school, college and a special auxiliary school. Total number of students: in schools - 8176 students, in professional schools versatile - 269 students, college teaching "Alexandru cel Bun" 553 students.

Politics

Calarasi district in terms of political support center-right parties

Centre-right

The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...

. AEI

Alliance for European Integration

The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...

enjoys a major support. PCRM here usually get poor results, the last three elections is a constant fall.

During the last three elections AEI

Alliance for European Integration

had an increase of 68.9%

**Parliament elections results**
Year	AEI Alliance for European Integration The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...	PCRM
2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010 A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.-Pre-election developments:...	68.13% 23,517	25.81% 8,910
July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election, July 2009 - Pre-election developments :The country's parliament, elected months earlier, was dissolved by president Vladimir Voronin on 15 June 2009, after it had twice failed to elect a new president....	63.67% 21,516	32.10% 10,849
April 2009	43.33% 13,925	43.39% 13,947

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results
Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010
A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.-Pre-election developments:...

in Călăraşi District
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|align=left|Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova

Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova

The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....

|align="right"|12,364
|align="right"|35.82
|align="right"|+18.23
|-
||
|align=left|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
|align="right"|8,910
|align="right"|25.81
|align="right"|−6.29
|-
||
|align=left|Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Moldova)

The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...

|align="right"|5,602
|align="right"|16.23
|align="right"|−3.48
|-
||
|align=left|Democratic Party of Moldova

Democratic Party of Moldova

The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...

|align="right"|4,252
|align="right"|12,32
|align="right"|+2.30
|-
||
|align=left|Party Alliance Our Moldova

Party Alliance Our Moldova

The Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chişinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in 2011.-History:...

European Action Movement

The European Action Movement was political party in Moldova. It merged into the Liberal Party in March 2011.- Overview :The party was formed at the first congress on October 22, 2006. The first president was Anatol Petrencu...

|align="right"|368
|align="right"|1.07
|align="right"|+1.07
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|align=left|Other Party
|align="right"|1,736
|align="right"|4.99
|align="right"|+0.76
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#e9e9e9;" colspan="2"|Total (turnout 56.08%)
| style="text-align:right; width:30px; background:#e9e9e9;"|34,807
| style="text-align:right; width:30px; background:#e9e9e9;"|100.00
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Culture

The district works: 37 houses and cultural centers, 42 libraries, 7 museums, three art schools. In total the district works, 103 artistic groups, including 23 as "model".

Health

The district operates: Călăraşi district hospital with 200 beds general fund, a Center of Family Physicians, 4 health centers, 27 family doctor's offices, three offices Health, 35 pharmaceutical subsidiaries.

Tourism

Agrotouristic "Honey House" - Răciula
Răciula
Răciula is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Răciula and Parcani....
Mansions of noblemen Malski and Russo century. XIX (Bahmut
Bahmut
Bahmut is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Bahmut and Bahmut station....

, Păuleşti
Păuleşti, Călăraşi
Păuleşti is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Păuleşti....

)
Geopaleontological
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...

natural monument "Cemetery horses" (2 ha)
Sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...

Codru - Hîrjauca
Hîrjauca
Hîrjauca is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova with 2,877 inhabitants . It is composed of four villages: Hîrjauca, Leordoaia, Mîndra and Palanca.-References:...
The four monasteries located in a cross (Frumoasa
Frumoasa, Călăraşi
Frumoasa is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Frumoasa....

, Răciula
Răciula
Răciula is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Răciula and Parcani....

, Hîrjauca
Hîrjauca
Hîrjauca is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova with 2,877 inhabitants . It is composed of four villages: Hîrjauca, Leordoaia, Mîndra and Palanca.-References:...

, Hîrbovăţ
Hîrbovăţ
Hîrbovăţ is a commune and village in the Anenii Noi district of the Republic of Moldova....

)
The oldest winery
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...

and brandy
Brandy
Brandy is a spirit produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35%–60% alcohol by volume and is typically taken as an after-dinner drink...

from Moldova (Călăraşi Divin)
Unique wooden churches
Wooden Churches of Maramures
The Wooden Churches of Maramureş in the Maramureş region of northern Transylvania are a group of almost one hundred churches of different architectural solutions from different periods and areas. They are Orthodox churches. The Maramureş churches are high timber constructions with characteristic...

in Moldova (Mandra
Mandra
Mandra , is a town and municipality in the central part of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.Mandra is part of the Athens metropolitan area...

, Palanca
Hîrjauca
Hîrjauca is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova with 2,877 inhabitants . It is composed of four villages: Hîrjauca, Leordoaia, Mîndra and Palanca.-References:...

, Horodiște
Horodişte, Călăraşi
Horodişte is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Horodişte....

, Păuleşti
Păuleşti, Călăraşi
Păuleşti is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Păuleşti....

, Hogineşti
Hogineşti
Hogineşti is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Hogineşti....

)
Vestiges of ancient fortresses Getae
Getae
The Getae was the name given by the Greeks to several Thracian tribes that occupied the regions south of the Lower Danube, in what is today northern Bulgaria, and north of the Lower Danube, in Romania...

of a ground (IV-III century BC) of Horodiște
Horodişte, Călăraşi
Horodişte is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Horodişte....

Personalities

Iurie Colesnic
Iurie Colesnic
- Biography :Iurie Colesnic has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009 and has been a member of the European Action Movement since 2010...

- Politician (PL
Liberal Party (Moldova)
The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...

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Mihai Petric
Mihai Petric
Mihai Petric is a Moldovan painter. He studied at the "I. Repin" National School of Fine Arts in Chişinău and at the Institute of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine. He is the creator of "Road to Codru" , "Dniestr at Dusk" , "White Frost" , etc.-References:...

- Painter
Pavel Stratan
Pavel Stratan
Pavel Stratan is a Moldovan popular singer born in the village of Nişcani, Raionul Călăraşi, Moldova .In 1977, he played the guitar for the first time on stage, at school...

- Singer and songwriter of folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
Sigmund Mogulesko
Sigmund Mogulesko
Sigmund Mogulesko — Yiddish: זעליק מאָגולעסקאָ Zelik Mogulesko, first name also sometimes given as Zigmund, Siegmund, Zelig, or Selig, last name sometimes spelled Mogulescu — was a singer, actor, and composer in the Yiddish theater, originally from Kalarash, Bessarabia Sigmund...

- Singer, actor and composer

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