Vadul Turcului
Vadul Turcului (Romanian; Ukrainian: Вадул-Туркулуй; Russian: Вадул-Туркулуй, Vadul-Turkului, Polish: Wadyturkuł) is a commune in Transnistria, Moldova. Its name means "Turk's ford" in Romanian. It is composed of two villages, Molochișul Mic (Малий Молокіш, Малый Молокиш) and Vadul Turcului.[1]
Vadul Turcului
Вадул-Туркулуй (Russian) Вадул-Туркулуй (Ukrainian) | |
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  Vadul Turcului | |
| Coordinates: 47°56′16″N 28°59′19″E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| Self-proclaimed state |  Transnistria |
| District | Rîbnița District |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is also the site of the Church of the Blessed Virgin's Birth, a Russian Orthodox church featured on gold and silver coins issued in the series of Orthodox Temples (Transnistria) by Transnistria's Central Bank.
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