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Tvardița

Твърдица
Tvardița Твърдица
Town
	From top, left to right: Welcome to Tvardița sign; Saint Paraskeva church; World War II memorial; Tvardița town hall; Tvardița library;
	Flag Seal
	Anthem: My Fortress
	Tvardița Location of Tvardița in Moldova
	Coordinates: 46°09′N 28°58′E / 46.150°N 28.967°E
Country	Moldova
District	Taraclia District
Founded	1830
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghi Popov
Area
• Total	5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	3,503
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2024 census)
• Bulgarians	89.8%
• Gagauz people	4.2%
• other	6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Cfb
Website	tvardita.md

Tvardița (Bulgarian: Твърдица, Tvǎrdica) is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. The local Bulgarian population forms part of the larger group of Bessarabian Bulgarians. The town is located 40 km (25 mi) from the district seat, Taraclia, and 84 km (52 mi) from Chișinău.^[3] Together with the village of Valea Perjei it is an enclave surrounded by the Gagauzia and Odesa Oblast of Ukraine.

History

The settlement of present day Tvardița was founded by Bulgarian refugees from the Ottoman Empire. The area was depopulated following the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) after the local Tatars were expelled from Budjak. Tvardița was officially formed around 1828–1830 and named after Tvarditsa, where most of the refugees originated from. The inhabitants formed a town council in 1834 and in 1842 a stone church was built. By the early 20th century the settlement had 3 schools, one built in 1830 and the latter two in 1908.^[4]

In 1930 the settlement had a population of 5,144 with the vast majority, 5,023 being Bulgarians.^[5]

On April 19, 2013 previously a commune, Tvardița gained the official status of a town, becoming the at the time 66th town in Moldova.^[6]^[7]

Demographics

According to the 2024 census, 3,503 inhabitants lived in Tvardița, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 5,420 inhabitants were registered.^[8]^[9]

Ethnic composition of Tvardița (2024)
Ethnic group	Population	% Percentage
Bulgarians	3147	89.8%
Gagauz	148	4.2%
Moldovans^[a]	83	2.4%
Romanians	1	0.02%
Ukrainians	46	1.3%
Russians	38	1.1%
Romani	32	0.9%
Others	8	0.2%
Total	3,503	100%

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tvardița is twinned with:

Elin Pelin, Bulgaria;^[10]
Karlovo, Bulgaria;^[11]

Notes

↑ There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

References

↑ "The City of Tvardica (Republic of Moldova) Officially Received Its Coat of Coat, Flag and Anthem" (XLS). NBD. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
↑ 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.
↑ "Primăria Satului Tvardița". primarii.md (in Romanian). Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
↑ Duminika, Ivan (2017). "„Monografiile" comunelor plasei Comrat, județul Tighina, din 1943 (II)". Revista de Etnologie şi Culturologie (in Romanian). XXI (1): 102–105. ISSN 1857-2049.
↑ https://archive.org/embed/recensamantul-romaniei-din-1930-vol.-2 Recensământul General al Populației României din 29 Decemvrie 1930. Vol. II: page 464
↑ Ursu, Maria (March 28, 2013). "Satul Tvardița a devenit oraș". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
↑ https://bloknot-moldova.ru/news/28-marta-2013-v-moldove-poyavlyaetsya-novyy-gorod-1328332 28 марта 2013 - в Молдове появляется новый город Источник: https://bloknot-moldova.ru/news/28-marta-2013-v-moldove-poyavlyaetsya-novyy-gorod-1328332
↑ "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)
↑ Твардица в Молдове и Елин-Пелин в Болгарии стали городами-побратимами
↑ "К 190-летию основания Твардицы". Tvardita Online (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-06-06.

External links

Tvarditsa.com, a website about the commune's Bulgarian population
Tvarditsa - MD
Parcani - PMR
Media related to Tvardița at Wikimedia Commons

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[10] There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

[1] "The City of Tvardica (Republic of Moldova) Officially Received Its Coat of Coat, Flag and Anthem" (XLS). NBD. 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[bns2014-2] 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.

[3] "Primăria Satului Tvardița". primarii.md (in Romanian). Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

[4] Duminika, Ivan (2017). "„Monografiile" comunelor plasei Comrat, județul Tighina, din 1943 (II)". Revista de Etnologie şi Culturologie (in Romanian). XXI (1): 102–105. ISSN 1857-2049.

[:0-5] ttps://archive.org/embed/recensamantul-romaniei-din-1930-vol.-2 Recensământul General al Populației României din 29 Decemvrie 1930. Vol. II: page 464

[6] Ursu, Maria (March 28, 2013). "Satul Tvardița a devenit oraș". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

[7] ttps://bloknot-moldova.ru/news/28-marta-2013-v-moldove-poyavlyaetsya-novyy-gorod-1328332 28 марта 2013 - в Молдове появляется новый город Источник: https://bloknot-moldova.ru/news/28-marta-2013-v-moldove-poyavlyaetsya-novyy-gorod-1328332

[8] "Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor 2024: Caracteristici etnoculturale ale populației". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian)

[9] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[11] Твардица в Молдове и Елин-Пелин в Болгарии стали городами-побратимами

[12] "К 190-летию основания Твардицы". Tvardita Online (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-06-06.

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v t e Cities, towns and communes of Taraclia District, Moldova
District seat: Taraclia
Cities and towns	Taraclia Tvardița
Communes	Albota de Jos Albota de Sus Budăi Cealîc Salcia Vinogradovca
Villages (communes)¹	Aluatu Balabanu Cairaclia Corten Musaitu Novosiolovca Valea Perjei
¹ As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).

v t e Cities and towns of Moldova
Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Tiraspol¹ Bălți Bender (Tighina)² Comrat Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Ungheni
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3
District seats⁴	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Other towns	Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca¹ Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe¹ Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc¹ Dubăsari¹ Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol¹ Iargara Lipcani Maiac¹ Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița¹ Sîngera Slobozia¹ Tiraspolul Nou¹ Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești
¹ In Transnistria. ² Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. ³ Also a municipality. ⁴ The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city).