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Volintiri

Volintiri (old name: Volontirovca) is a commune in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova. It is on the southern border with Ukraine 138 km south of the Moldovan capital, Chișinău. It is composed of a single village, Volintiri.

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Settlement.name: Volintiri
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Moldova
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Moldova
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ștefan Vodă District
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_total: 3,268
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014 census
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3

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The town is relively new having been founded between 1824 and 1828 by veterans of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), and originally known as Bebei. The town was part of the Romanian Cetatea Albă County until 1938, Ținutul Nistru between 1938 and 1940, then it was incorporated into the Ștefan Vodă district.