Nisporeni (Romanian pronunciation: [nispoˈrenʲ]) is a town in Moldova and the administrative center of Nisporeni District.
The first historical appearance was in 1618.
The Romanian People's Salvation Cross, the largest cross in Moldova, was built in 2011 in Nisporeni.[2][3]
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.[4]
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 In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[7] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[8][9]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 5,975 | — |
| 1970 | 11,297 | +89.1% |
| 1979 | 13,489 | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 15,663 | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 12,105 | −22.7% |
| 2014 | 10,063 | −16.9% |
Speranța Nisporeni is based in the city.
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.[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.]
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