Braniște, Rîșcani

Braniște is a commune in Rîșcani District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Avrămeni, Braniște, Reteni and Reteni-Vasileuți.^[2]

Braniște
Commune
Braniște Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°48′N 27°15′E
Country	Moldova
District	Rîșcani District
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	1,275
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Notable people

• Alexandru Moșanu (1932–2017), Romanian-Moldavian historian and politician
• Boris Vieru (1957–2019), Moldovan politician
• Leonid Tălmaci (born 1954), Moldovan politician, governor of the National Bank of Moldova

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)