Strășeni
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Place details
- Locality
- Strășeni
- Region
- Strășeni
- Country
- Moldova
- Population
- 19,225
- Timezone
- Europe/Chisinau
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Strășeni
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- MD.ST.ST - Biserica „Sf. Cuvioasă Paraschiva” - oct 2021 - 03.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Saint Paraskeva church in Strășeni
- Settlement.image_flag
- Drapel Strășeni, Moldova.jpg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Stema Strășeni, Moldova.jpg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 150
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Moldova
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban-type settlement
- Official name
- Strășeni
- Country
- Moldova
- Located in
- Strășeni District
- Population
- +14497
- Elevation
- +236
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- Capital of
- Strășeni District
- Official website
- www.straseni.md
- Image
- MD.ST.Strășeni - Casa de cultură - jan-2015.jpg
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Strășeni () is a city and municipality of about 20,000 inhabitants in central Moldova, the administrative center of Strășeni District. The city administers one village, Făgureni.
There are several legends about its name. One tells that the name of the region is derived from strașnic, a Romanian adjective that can mean "scary", "terrible", and the story goes that in former times this region was covered by a fearsome forest.