Ungheni

Ungheni is a municipality in Moldova. With a populace of 35,157, it's far the 7th biggest metropolis in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District. There is a bridge throughout the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is every other border metropolis with the identical name in Romania on the other aspect of the Prut River. The first ancient point out of Ungheni dates to 20 August 1462. A railway between Ungheni and Chisinau was constructed in 1875 with the aid of Russia in coaching for the Russo-Turkish War 1877–1878. After World War II, the rail course thru Ungheni have become the primary connection among the us and Romania.

In 1876 after the spring flooding of the river Prut, the railway bridge that related Moldova and Romania became nearly destroyed. The Railways Department invited Gustave Eiffel to Bessarabia Moldova to redecorate and rebuild the bridge. Today, it stays a strategic shape below the supervision of border guards.