Orhei
Sign in to saveOrhei () is a city, municipality and the administrative centre of Orhei District in the Republic of Moldova, with a population of 22,183. It lies roughly north of the capital, Chișinău.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orhei
- Region
- Orhei
- Country
- Moldova
- Population
- 24,918
- Timezone
- Europe/Chisinau
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Key facts
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.name
- Orhei
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Orhei.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Orhei CoA.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Moldova
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Orhei District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Moldova
- Official name
- Orhei
- Country
- Principality of Moldavia
- Population
- +22183
- Area
- +16.52
- Elevation
- +68
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.orhei-md.info
- Image
- Оргеев, памятник Василию Лупу Monumentul lui Vasile Lupu din Orhei Vasile Lupu monument in Orhei (45922280011).jpg
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Orhei () is a city, municipality and the administrative centre of Orhei District in the Republic of Moldova, with a population of 22,183. It lies roughly north of the capital, Chișinău.
==History== thumb|left|upright=0.6|Interwar Coat of Arms of Orhei Orhei is believed to derive its name from the Hungarian word Őrhely, meaning “guard post” or “lookout post,” and could be linked to a Hungarian army outpost guarding the gyepű. Locally, orhei was understood to mean “strengthened hill,” “fortress,” or “deserted courtyard.” The town historically served as an important defensive outpost on Moldavia’s eastern border.