Rîșcani

For the sector of the capital Chișinău, see Sectorul Rîșcani.

Rîșcani
Rîșcani Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°57′26″N 27°33′14″E
Country	Moldova
District	Rîșcani District
Area
• Land	5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	9,259
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	5600
Area code	256
Website	riscani.com

Rîșcani (Romanian pronunciation: [rɨʃˈkanʲ], also spelled Râșcani) is a city in Moldova, the capital of the Rîșcani District. It is located along the Copăceanca river, about 22 kilometres from the station in Drochia. Two villages are administered by the city, Bălanul Nou and Rămăzan.

History

During the interwar period, the city was the seat of Plasa Râșcani, in Bălți County, Romania.

A number of Bessarabian Germans lived in the village from its founding in 1865, who called it Ryschkanowka. The German population was forcibly removed in 1940; among the Germans expelled from Rîșcani were the parents of later German president Horst Köhler.

In the USSR era, Rîșcani was home to a number of factories, a state agrotechnic school, and tobacco farms. In January 2011, the population was 14,400.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

Twin Towns - Sister Cities

Rîșcani is twinned with:

• Năvodari, Romania

Planned partner city relations:

• Tököl, Hungary

References

• Rîșcani Stadium