Gura Bîcului

Commune and village in Anenii Noi District, Moldova
46°56′N 29°28′E / 46.933°N 29.467°E / 46.933; 29.467Country MoldovaDistrictAnenii Noi DistrictPopulation
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total3,401Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gura Bîcului is a commune and village in the Anenii Noi District of the Republic of Moldova. The Gura Bîcului bridge on the Dniester river was blown up on 5 May 1992 during the Transnistria War.[2] It was later rebuilt by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, using European Union funds,[3] as part of the so-called Berlin Plus package.[4] The Gura Bîcului bridge was officially opened to the traffic on 18 November 2017.[5]

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. ^ RFE/RL; Inc. Research Institute (May 1992). RFE/RL research report. RFE/RL, Inc. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. ^ Freire, Maria Raquel (2003). Conflict and security in the former Soviet Union: the role of the OSCE. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7546-3526-0. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  4. ^ "S-a redeschis podul rutier de la Gura Bîcului". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova (in Romanian). 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ newsmaker, md (2017). Премьер Молдовы и глава Приднестровья запустили движение по мосту через Днестр. newsmaker. Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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