Tvardița (, Tvǎrdica) is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. The local Bulgarian population forms part of the larger group of Bessarabian Bulgarians. The town is located from the district seat, Taraclia, and from Chișinău. Together with the village of Valea Perjei it is an enclave surrounded by the Gagauzia and Odesa Oblast of Ukraine.
History The settlement of present day Tvardița was founded by Bulgarian refugees from the Ottoman Empire. The area was depopulated following the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) after the local Tatars were expelled from Budjak. Tvardița was officially formed around 1828–1830 and named after Tvarditsa, where most of the refugees originated from. The inhabitants formed a town council in 1834 and in 1842 a stone church was built. By the early 20th century the settlement had 3 schools, one built in 1830 and the latter two in 1908.
In 1930 the settlement had a population of 5,144 with the vast majority, 5,023 being Bulgarians.https://archive.org/embed/recensamantul-romaniei-din-1930-vol.-2 Recensământul General al Populației României din 29 Decemvrie 1930. Vol. II: page 464
On April 19, 2013 previously a commune, Tvardița gained the official status of a town, becoming the at the time 66th town in Moldova.https://bloknot-moldova.ru/news/28-marta-2013-v-moldove-poyavlyaetsya-novyy-gorod-1328332 28 марта 2013 - в Молдове появляется новый город
Источник: https://bloknot-moldova.ru/news/28-marta-2013-v-moldove-poyavlyaetsya-novyy-gorod-1328332
Demographics According to the 2024 census, 3,503 inhabitants lived in Tvardița, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 5,420 inhabitants were registered.
+Ethnic composition of Tvardița (2024)Ethnic groupPopulation% PercentageBulgarians314789.8%Gagauz1484.2%Moldovans832.4%Romanians10.02%Ukrainians461.3%Russians381.1%Romani320.9%Others80.2%Total3,503100%
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities Tvardița is twinned with:
Elin Pelin, Bulgaria;Твардица в Молдове и Елин-Пелин в Болгарии стали городами-побратимами Karlovo, Bulgaria;
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References
External links Tvarditsa.com, a website about the commune's Bulgarian population Tvarditsa - MD Parcani - PMR