Berlinți

For the Ukrainian village called Slobozia-Berlinți in Romanian, see Oprysheny.

Berlinți is a commune in Briceni District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Berlinți and Caracușenii Noi.^[2]

Berlinți
Commune
Berlinți
Coordinates: 48°18′34″N 26°56′20″E
Country	Moldova
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	1,913
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	MD-4713

History

Orthodox church in Berlinți

On July 7, 1941 (1941-07-07) the entire Jewish population of the town was murdered in a massacre by Nazi Germany. A small memorial for the massacre was built in 1952.^[3]

In October 2021 a drunk driver rammed his car into a man inside the village, killing him. The incident was reportedly intentional.^[4]

Demography

According to the 2004 census, the ethnic make-up of the village goes as following:^[5]

Ethnic group	Population	% Share of population
Ukrainian	1.356	86.98%
Moldovan / Români	175	11.23%
Russian	27	1.73%
Gagauz	1	0.06%
Total	1.559	100%