Congaz
Congaz
Kongaz | |
|---|---|
 Congaz House of Culture | |
  Congaz Location of Congaz in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′30″N 28°35′50″E / 46.10833°N 28.59722°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| Autonomous Region |  Gagauzia |
| Founded | 1811 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yesir Mikhail (Revival party)[1][2] |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 8,269 |
| Ethnicity (2024 census) | |
| • Gagauz people | 95.44% |
| • Moldovans | 1.57% |
| • other | 2.99% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | congaz.md |
Congaz (Gagauz: Kongaz) is a commune and village in the Comrat district, Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. It is the largest village in Gagauzia, with a population of around 8,269, 7,892 (95.44%) of which being Gagauz.[3][4]
History
[edit]Name of the village is assumed to have a Turkic toponym. It has been considered to be a combination of Kon - "to sit" and kaz/kaaz - goose in Gagauz. This is thought to be derived from a legend, the present-day area of the village supposedly being a resting site for geese.[5]
During the bronze age, a settlement existed 3km from the present-day village, in an area which is now called Kara-Su. The settlement was found by archeologists in 2012, during excavations ceramics and ornaments have been found.[6]
International relations
[edit]Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit]
Vynohradivka, Bolhrad Raion, Ukraine;
Selçuklu, Turkey;
Notable people
[edit]People from Congaz include these individuals:
- Demian Caraseni (born 1966), Gagauz-Moldovan politician
- Zinovia Dushkova (born 1953), Russian author and historian
- Stepan Esir (born 1950), Gagauz politician
- Mihail Kendighelean (born 1941), Gagauz-Moldovan politician
- Anatoli Laiba (1954–2016), Russian geologist
- Daniil Stadnikov (1851–1927), figure in the Bulgarian revival in Macedonia
- Oleksandr Tkachenko (born 1984), Ukrainian politician
- Todur Zanet (born 1958), Gagauz journalist, folklorist and poet
- Gavril Zanetov (1874–1934), Bulgarian-Gagauz lawyer and historian
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.congaz.md/na-post-primara-sela-kongaz-podali-8-kandidatov/
- ↑ https://www.congaz.md/mer-sela/#
- 1 2 "История - Примэрия села Конгаз" (in Russian). 2026-04-07. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/60 Final Results of the Population and Housing Census 2024 - Population and Housing Census 2024: Demographic characteristics
- ↑ https://repository.utm.md/bitstream/handle/5014/6128/Conf_StiinteSocioUmanist_2013_pg148-152.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y "К ВОПРОСУ О ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИИ ТОПОНИМА КОНГАЗ" Petru Furtună, Institutului de Relații Internaționale din Moldova (in Russian)
- ↑ "ГОРОДИЩЕ «КАРА-СУ» ВБЛИЗИ КОНГАЗА - ЕЩЕ ОДНА НАХОДКА, КОТОРУЮ ПРЕДСТОИТ ИССЛЕДОВАТЬ АРХЕОЛОГАМ - Примэрия села Конгаз" (in Russian). 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
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