Nisporeni

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Nisporeni ({{IPA|ro|nispoˈrenʲ}}) is a town in Moldova and the administrative center of Nisporeni District.

History

The first historical appearance was in 1618.

The Romanian People's Salvation Cross, the largest cross in Moldova, was built in 2011 in Nisporeni.{{cite web|url=http://www.infoprut.ro/2011/crucea-mantuirii-neamului-romanesc-a-fost-inaugurata-foto.html|title=Crucea Mântuirii Neamului Românesc a fost inaugurată (FOTO)|publisher=infoprut.ro|language=ro|access-date=16 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630074157/http://www.infoprut.ro/2011/crucea-mantuirii-neamului-romanesc-a-fost-inaugurata-foto.html|archive-date=30 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTtvlQl-RSw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UTtvlQl-RSw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Crucea mântuirii neamului Românesc|publisher=Moldova 1|language=ro|access-date=16 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Nisporeni amounted to 10,063 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 12,105 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 4,895 were men and 5,168 were women.{{cite web|url=https://recensamint.statistica.md/ro/dissemination/person/2e850fe8e54cb4e9dfa92804fdac6f0c|title=2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang|ro|ru|en}}

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|caption=Ethnic composition of Nisporeni (2014){{cite web|url=https://recensamint.statistica.md/ro/dissemination/person/7126c3a6111f0dc9f0bc7ecd4325b63d|title=2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang|ro|ru|en}}

|label1=Moldovans*|value1=80.48|color1=#8A2BE2

|label2=Romanians|value2=17.92|color2=#8080ff

|label3=Russians|value3=0.65|color3=#c08080

|label4=Others|value4=00.94|color4=#9f9f9f}}

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|caption=:Linguistic composition of Nisporeni (2014){{cite web|url=https://recensamint.statistica.md/ro/dissemination/person/3ca11bf25d70249efaa8defbad073898|title=2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang|ro|ru|en}}

|label1=Moldovan*|value1=59.81|color1=#8A2BE2

|label2=Romanian|value2=38.75|color2=#8080ff

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Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,{{cite news | title = Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013) | publisher = Constitutional Court of Moldova | quote = 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. | trans-quote = 124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution. | language = ro | url = http://constcourt.md/download.php?file=cHVibGljL2NjZG9jL2hvdGFyaXJpL3JvLWhfMzZfMjAxM19yby5wZGY%3D | access-date = 20 December 2013 | archive-date = 5 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051137/http://constcourt.md/download.php?file=cHVibGljL2NjZG9jL2hvdGFyaXJpL3JvLWhfMzZfMjAxM19yby5wZGY%3D | url-status = live }} thus giving official status to the name Romanian.{{Cite news |date=2013-12-05 |title=Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan' |work=Fox News |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/moldovan-court-rules-official-language-is-romanian-replacing-soviet-flavored-moldovan/ |access-date=2013-12-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209102718/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/05/moldovan-court-rules-official-language-is-romanian-replacing-soviet-flavored |archive-date=2013-12-09}}{{cite news| url=http://www.rferl.org/content/moldova-romanian-official-language/25191455.html| title=Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language| newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty| date=5 December 2013| access-date=11 March 2014| archive-date=23 September 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923021555/http://www.rferl.org/content/moldova-romanian-official-language/25191455.html| url-status=live}}

{{Historical populations

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|1930 | 5975

|1970 | 11297

|1979 | 13489

|1989 | 15663

|2004 | 12105

|2014| 10063

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