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National heritage site in Moldova
Old Orhei
The ancient city Old Orhei - a unique natural and historical
complex in the open air. It organically combines the natural
landscape and vestiges of ancient civilizations. As a result
of enormous archeological excavations here there were
discovered the cultural layers of different epochs such as -
the Paleolithic, Eneolithic, and Iron Age.
Archaeological research carried out at the „Peştera”
Promontory has uncovered many well preserved
settlements.
Old Orhei contains traces of different civilizations, including
the rests of earthen and wooden fortresses of Geto-Dacian
fortress (6th-1st centuries. BC. Oe.), Golden Horde fort
Shehr al-Jedid (or Yangi-Shehr) (14th century.), Moldavian
fort (14th-16th centuries), Orthodox monasteries (c 14th
century.), and the Moldavian town Orheiul Vechi (Old
Orhei) (14th-16th centuries).
Administratively, the Landscape comprises the territory of
the Trebujeni and Butuceni villages, belonging to the
Trebujeni commune of Orhei district.
(Ref: Internet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjq_ZQxhH-g (created by Iuliana
Ursu)