Zaim, Căușeni

Zaim
Commune
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Zaim Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°21′E
Country	Moldova
District	Căușeni District
Elevation	118 ft (36 m)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	4,281
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Zaim commune in a Căușeni District, Moldova, located 7 km from the district seat Căușeni. It is composed of three villages: Marianca de Sus, Zaim and Zaim station.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2014 Moldovan Census, it had a population of 4,281, of whom 3,807 are Moldovans, 368 Romanians, 27 Russians, 12 Ukrainians, and 67 other/undeclared. The dominant language is Romanian.

History

Zaim is well known in Moldova as the home village of Alexei Mateevici, a famous Bessarabian poet and national activist. Mateevici's house is currently a museum.[3] In Zaim there is also a Museum of the Spirit of Southern Moldova, that includes exhibits of a number of artists and writers with origins in southern Bessarabia.

Notable people

• Alexei Mateevici
• Vasile Cijevschi
• Petru Cărare

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. "The Picturesque Moldova" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-08-26.