Salcia, Taraclia
Salcia
Салчия | |
|---|---|
  Salcia Location of Salcia in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′58″N 28°30′58″E / 45.866°N 28.516°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District |  Taraclia District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valentina Trifonoglo |
| Population | |
• Total | 182 |
| Ethnicity (2024 census) | |
| • Gagauz people | 55.5% |
| • Bulgarians | 23.1% |
| • other | 21.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Salcia (Bulgarian: Салчия) is a commune and village in Taraclia District, Moldova.[2] According to the 2024 Moldovan census the village has 182 people, 101 (55.5%) of them being Gagauz people, 42 (23.1%) Bulgarians, 26 (14.3%) Moldovans.[3]
The commune is composed of the following villages:
Valea Nucilor
Bisericuta-de Jos (German: Nußtal, Nusstal, Russian: Бисеоикуча-Нижняя) or Bisericuta-de Jos was a German colony between approximately between the area of Salcia and Orehovca. The settlement was founded as a protestant daughter colony in 1925. It was a part of the Albota evangelical parish, with around 143 hectares of land. In 1939 it had a population of 30, many having been evacuated to Germany.[4][5][6]
Demographics
According to the 2024 census, 182 inhabitants lived in the commune of Salcia, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 293 inhabitants were registered.[7][8]
| Ethnic group | Population | % Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gagauz | 101 | 55.5% |
| Bulgarians | 42 | 23.1% |
| Moldovans | 26 | 14.3% |
| Romanians | 1 | 0.5% |
| Ukrainians | 6 | 3.3% |
| Russians | 4 | 2.2% |
| Others | 2 | 1.1% |
| Total | 182 | 100% |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) Archived 2019-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- ↑ https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/60 Final Results of the Population and Housing Census 2024 - Population and Housing Census 2024: Ethno-cultural Characteristics (in Romanian)
- ↑ Mertens, Ulrich (2010). German-Russian handbook : a reference book for Russian German and German Russian history and culture with place listings of former German settlement areas. Germans from Russia Heritage Collection. p. 587. ISBN 978-1-891193-63-7.
- ↑ "Nußtal, Valea Nucilor". gov.genealogy.net. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Nußtal, Bessarabia - Germans from Russia". www.grhs.org. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ "Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor 2024: Caracteristici etnoculturale ale populației". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian)
- ↑ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)