Tvardița
Tvardița (Bulgarian: Твърдица, Tvǎrdica) is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. It was founded following the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) by Bulgarian refugees from Tvarditsa, a town just south of the Balkan Mountains, and the surrounding region. The local Bulgarian population forms part of the larger group of Bessarabian Bulgarians.
Tvardița
Твърдица | |
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![]() ![]() Tvardița Location within Moldova | |
Coordinates: 46°09′N 28°58′E | |
Country | Moldova |
County | Taraclia District |
Founded | 1830 |
Population | |
• Total | 5,420 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://www.tvarditsa.com/ |

The welcome sign of Tvardița, written mostly in Bulgarian

The Church of Saint Petka of Bulgaria
Previously a commune, Tvardița was declared a town in 2013.[2]
Notes
- Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- (in Romanian) Maria Ursu, "Satul Tvardiţa a devenit oraş", Adevărul, March 28, 2013; accessed April 8, 2013
External links
- Tvarditsa.com, a website about the commune's Bulgarian population
- Tvarditsa - MD.
- Parcani - PMR.
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