Vadul-Rașcov
commune in Șoldănești District, Moldova
Vadul-Rașcov is a commune located in Șoldănești District, Moldova stretched along the right bank of the Dniester River. The commune is composed of two villages, Socola and Vadul-Rașcov. It is approximately 130 km (81 mi) northeast of the capital, Chișinău. As of 2014, the population was 1,808.
History
The history of this location dates to more than 2,500 years ago. The Cave Monastery in Socola already existed in 10th century. The monastery complex, also known as the 7 floor cave monastery, has 7 levels of cells. The complex is expanded to 3 parts on a length of 1.5 kilometres (4,900 ft) along the Dniester River. Due to the very difficult way to get in the monastery and the relatively far distance from Chișinău, the location remains absolutely original, without any signs of current civilization, exactly as it was left about 300 years ago.
The village is also known as the border place for trading routes for many centuries.
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