Dubăsarii Vechi

Dubăsarii Vechi
Commune and village
Dubăsarii Vechi

Location in Moldova

Coordinates: 47°08′N 29°12′E / 47.133°N 29.200°E / 47.133; 29.200Coordinates: 47°08′N 29°12′E / 47.133°N 29.200°E / 47.133; 29.200
Country  Moldova
District Criuleni District
Elevation 75 ft (23 m)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code MD-4822
Area code(s) +373 248

Dubăsarii Vechi is a commune in Criuleni district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Dubăsarii Vechi.

History

In 1908, Nicolae Donici established a private astronomical observatory in his village of Dubăsarii Vechi. The astronomical observatory in Dubăsarii Vechi directed by Donici enjoyed a number of astronomers from everywhere: the German: Emanuel von der Pahlen, the Russian emigrants: Lev Ocoulitch and Andrei Baikov.

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