Tvardița

Tvardița (Bulgarian: Твърдица, Tvǎrdica) is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. It was founded following the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 by Bulgarian refugees from Tvarditsa, a town just south of the Balkan Mountains, and the surrounding region. The local Bulgarian population forms part of the larger group of Bessarabian Bulgarians.

Tvardița Твърдица

Anthem: My Fortress^[1]
Tvardița Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°09′N 28°58′E / 46.150°N 28.967°E / 46.150; 28.967
Country	Moldova
County	Taraclia District
Founded	1830
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population (2014)^[2]
• Total	5,420
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	MD-7422
Area code	+373 294
Website	www.tvarditsa.com

The welcome sign of Tvardița, written mostly in Bulgarian

The Church of Saint Petka of Bulgaria

Bust of Lenin in Tvardița

The town is located 40 km (25 mi) from the district seat, Taraclia, and 84 km (52 mi) from Chișinău.^[3]

Previously a commune, Tvardița was declared a town in 2013.^[4]

Notes edit

^ "The City of Tvardica (Republic of Moldova) Officially Received Its Coat of Coat, Flag and Anthem" (XLS). NBD. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014 2019-05-08 at the Wayback Machine: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
^ "Primăria Satului Tvardița". primarii.md (in Romanian). from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
^ Ursu, Maria (March 28, 2013). . adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

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