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| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Ungheni District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sculeni is a commune in Ungheni district, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindeşti, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.
It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.
Notable people from Sculeni
- Andrei Eşanu, historian
- Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
- Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
- Vincent (Morar), metropolitan
- Ion Okinchuk, Romanian novelist and playwright, a member of the Writers' Union of Romania
- Emil Childescu, painter, member of the Union of Artists of Moldova
- Natalia Burlacu, economist, professor,head of the department ULIM
Gallery
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On 22 February 1821 (O.S.), accompanied by several other Greek officers in Russian service, Ypsilantis crossed the Prut into the Principalities.
Literature
Sculeni (battle of Sculeni) is mentioned by Alexander Pushkin in his short story The Shot.
See also
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