Răcăria, Rîșcani

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Răcăria
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| pushpin_map = Moldova
| pushpin_mapsize = 290
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Moldova
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| coordinates = {{coord|47|54|55|N|27|37|02|E|region:MD_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{MDA}}
| subdivision_type1 = District
| subdivision_name1 = [[Rîșcani District]]
| established_title = First attested
| established_date = 1809
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 1,425
| population_as_of = 2004
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code =
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}}'''Răcăria''' is a village in [[Rîșcani District]], [[Moldova]]. It is the center of the [[Răcăria (commune)|Răcăria commune]].[http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip ''Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova'' (CUATM)] {{in lang|ro}}

== History ==
At the end of the 18th century, a settlement was established on the banks of the Kapachanka River by immigrants from [[Austria-Hungary]]. Through the study of various archival sources, it was found that the original name of the village was Rychriya (from Latin "rych" - rich, "riya" - land by the river).National Agency of Archives of the Republic of Moldova. (n.d.). ''Metrical books (church registers).'' Chișinău, Moldova. https://arhiva.gov.md/

Records from 1810s indicate the territory of the village was sometimes referred to as the property of [[Mihail Sturdza|Prince Mihail Sturdza]].

From 1870 until the beginning of the 20th century, the village of Răcăria was informally reffered to as Yegorovka after the owner of the village [[Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia|boyer]] [[Gheorghe Râșcanu|Gheorghe]] [[Gheorghe Râșcanu|(Egor) Râșcanu]], from the [[House of Râșcanu]] and [[Sturdza family|Sturdza]].

The entire population of the village, as well as the surrounding villages, speaks the [[Pokuttia–Bukovina dialect|Pokutian-Bukovinian]] dialect of the Ukrainian language.

The first documented mention of the village of Răcăria dates back to 1809.{{Cite web |title=Răcăria, raionul Rîşcani |url=https://moldovenii.md/md/city/details/id/1148 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Moldovenii MD}}

In 1859, the village elder was Mykhail Ivanovych Hutsul (born 1809). The National Archive preserved the 1859 Revision written by Mykhail Ivanovych.National Agency of Archives of the Republic of Moldova. (n.d.). 1859 Revizskie Skazki, Chișinău, Moldova. https://arhiva.gov.md/

A wooden Orthodox church "Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in the village of Răcăria was built in 1902 with funds from the faithful. The church stored a highly valuable catapetasma and many gilded icons. In 1950, the church was closed, and all religious items were destroyed. The church reopened for worshippers in 1991 and was consecrated in 1992.{{Cite web |last=Bortă |first=Pr Mihail |date=2017-11-07 |title=Sfințirea bisericii „Nașterea Maicii Domnului” din s. Răcăria, r. Rîșcani |url=https://ortodox.md/sfintirea-bisericii-nasterea-maicii-domnului-din-s-racaria-r-riscani/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Portalul "Moldova Ortodoxă"}}{{Cite book |last=Nicu |first=Vladimir |title=Localitatile Moldovei in Documente si Carti Vechi |date=1991 |publisher=Moldova State University |year=1991}}

The church underwent restoration in 2017 and was consecrated by Bishop [[Vladimir Cantarean|Vladimir, Metropolitan of Chișinău and All Moldova]].

The village day is celebrated on September 21, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

== Climate ==
Răcăria experiences a temperate-continental climate with an average annual temperature of 10 °C (50 °F). The average temperature in July is 20 °C (68 °F), while in January it is around −5 °C (23 °F). The region receives annual rainfall ranging from 400 to 550 mm.

Summers are warm and winters are freezing, snowy, and windy. Temperature variations are typical of the northern Moldovan climate, typically varying from 22°F to 81°F (-6°C to 27°C) and rarely dropping below 6°F (-14°C) or exceeding 90°F (32°C).

The Kapachanka River, which flows through the village is part of the drainage system that ultimately flows toward the [[Dniester]] river and the Black Sea.{{Cite web |title=Rîşcani Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Moldova) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/94996/Average-Weather-in-R%C3%AE%C5%9Fcani-Moldova-Year-Round |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}
[[File:Biserica_baptistă_din_Răcăria-1.jpg|thumb|Biserica baptistă din Răcăria]]

== Demographics ==
Most settlers of Răcăria originated from the former Austria-Hungary, specifically from what is now western Ukraine. Historical records indicate that migration occurred from villages including [[Nova Ushytsia Raion|Nova Ushytsia]], [[Stara Ushytsia]], Romankivtsi, [[Balkivtsi, Chernivtsi Oblast|Balkivtsi,]] [[Nedoboivtsi]], and [[Vashkivtsi, Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast|Vashkivtsi,]] among others.

'''Ethnic Composition'''

The ethnic composition of the village according to the 2004 population census:{{Cite web |title=Recensamântul populaţiei 2004 |url=https://statistica.gov.md/ro/caracteristici-demografice-nationale-lingvistice-culturale-52_3669.html |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=Recensamântul populaţiei 2004 |language=ro}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Ethnic Group
!Population
!Percentage
|-
|Ukrainians
|1,155
|81.05%
|-
|Moldovans / Romanians
|245
|17.19%
|-
|Russians
|21
|1.47%
|-
|Bulgarians
|1
|0.07%
|-
|Gagauz
|1
|0.07%
|-
|Others
|2
|0.14%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,425'''
|'''100%'''
|}

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