Tîrnova, Dondușeni

Commune in Dondușeni District, Moldova

Tîrnova is a commune in Dondușeni District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Briceva, Elenovca (formerly Elena-Doamnă) and Tîrnova.^[2]

Briceva (also Brichevo, Bricheva, Yiddish: בריטשעווע, romanized: Britcheva) was established as a Jewish agricultural colony in 1836 and maintained Jewish majority until World War II.

People

• Gary Bertini (born in Briceva)
• Boris Trakhtenbrot (born in Briceva)
• Mihail Șleahtițchi

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)

External links

• Briceva in the list of Jewish agricultural colonies of Soroca District of Bessarabia