StrÃÂÃÂeni () is a city and municipality of about 20,000 inhabitants in central Moldova, the administrative center of StrÃÂÃÂeni District. The city administers one village, FÃÂgureni.
There are several legends about its name. One tells that the name of the region is derived from straÃÂnic, a Romanian adjective that can mean "scary", "terrible", and the story goes that in former times this region was covered by a fearsome forest.
Nowadays, StrÃÂÃÂeni is famous for its wine. The StrÃÂÃÂeni vineyard, west of ChiÃÂinÃÂu, is renowned for its sparkling white wines. A little farther north is the RomÃÂneÃÂti winery, one of the largest locally and the one-time leading producer of wines in the USSR. One of its more famous products is a Bordeaux-type red.
According to the 2024 census, 14,497 inhabitants lived in StrÃÂÃÂeni, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 18,376 inhabitants were registered.
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