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Sculeni
Commune
SculeniLocation in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°19′N 27°38′E / 47.317°N 27.633°E / 47.317; 27.633
Country	Moldova
District	Ungheni District
Population
• Total	4,750
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sculeni (Template:Lang-yi, Skulen) is a commune in Ungheni District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindești, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni.

It is also a border checkpoint to Romania.

History

The town had an important Jewish community before World War II to such an extent that a Hasidic dynasty is designated after its name, the Skulen Hasidic dynasty.

In June 1941, hundreds of Jews from the area were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by a death squad of Romanian troops.

Natives

• Olga Bogdanova, actress
• Andrei Eșanu, historian
• Eliezer Zusia Portugal, rabbi
• Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, rabbi
• Grigore Sturdza, politician and adventurer
• Wincenty (Morari), metropolitan

Gallery

• 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

• Battle of Sculeni
• Sculeni, Iaşi
• Skulen (Hasidic dynasty)

References

1. 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.
2. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
3. Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 1154-55: "Sculeni".
4. "SCULENI: Iasi | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12.
5. "Technical Problem Form".
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2016-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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