Ungheni is the largest town without a university in the part of Moldova not included within Transnistria. It is one of the seven largest towns of Moldova. It has 35000 inhabitants. Since 2003 it is the seat of Raionul Ungheni. Transnistria (also known as Transdniestria or Trans-Dniester, though the English translation of the constitution uses Pridnestrovie) (Russian: ÐÑиднеÑÑÑовÑе, Pridnestrovye; Moldovan: РепÑблика ÐолдовенÑÑÐºÑ ÐиÑÑÑÑнÑ, Republica MoldoveneascÄ NistreanÄ short form ТÑанÑниÑÑÑиÑ, Transnistria; referred to as Stînga Nistrului (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources, Pridnestrovskaja Moldavskaja Respublika (Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic) or...
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Nelea Lupu had no idea what she was getting herself into when she agreed to lead the Moldova Citizen Participation Program (CPP) project to renovate a senior citizens’ home in the western Moldovan city of Ungheni.
Despite having minimal experience running such a home and even less experience with community development, Nelea threw herself into the project for the simple reason that no one else was willing to take the lead.
The bridge is situated in the Ungheni city, near to the border with Romania.
From 1918 till 1940, when the Ungheni railway station was under Romanian jurisdiction, it was named Vasile Lupu station (after on of the Gospodar, king of Moldova) the gauge was for the first time, and transformed to narrower one.
In July, 1940, when the territory goes to Russia, the narrow gauge was changed to broad one and the Ungheni name is returned to railway station.