Sectorul Centru

CENTRU (Russian Центр / Tsentr ) is a district of the Moldovan capital Chisinau. He is also the historical as well as current city core.

As a territorial administrative unit of the district was created in 1941, then known as the Lenin district. Its present name, which means " center ", he carries on a decision of the City Council since 1991. Here at the 2004 census lived in total 90 494 people, representing approximately 15 percent of the total population Chişinău.

In CENTRU some of the most important institutions of the city and of the Moldovan state have their headquarters A great importance is the road Bulevardul Ştefan cel Mare. Here are the City Hall, the Moldavian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Telecommunications and the Mihai Eminescu National Theatre, founded in 1920, dates back to the National Theatre of Bessarabia. Is the building of the National Philharmonic, which serves as the home of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1940 and as a venue for music festivals, 's Strada Mitropolit Varlaam. A children's hospital and a military memorial to fallen to the Transnistria conflict are in the Strada pantelimon Halippa. Another well-known traffic artery in CENTRU is the three -kilometer Strada Alexei Sciusev. The artificial lake Valya Morilor is also located in the district area, as well as the Chişinău Arc de Triomphe.