Rîșcani

A settlement in Moldova.

English name

Rîșcani — Official Romanian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

• Râșcani — Romanian spelling with â, attested alongside Rîșcani in English references; not a separate settlement.
• Rîşcani — Legacy cedilla typography of the Romanian name.
• Ryshkany — Russian-based international form of Рышканы.
• Riscani — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Rîșcani for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
• Rascani — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Râșcani for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

French name

Rîșcani — Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.

Other forms in use:

• Rîşcani — Legacy cedilla typography indexed in French naming data.
• Râșcani — Romanian â spelling for French source matching; no separate French editorial preference established.
• Riscani — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Rîșcani for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
• Rascani — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Râșcani for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

About

Rîșcani is a town in northern Moldova and the centre of its namesake district. It serves the agricultural country northwest of Bălți.

Notes

This is the northern Moldovan town, not Chișinău’s Rîșcani sector. Rîșcani and Râșcani coexist in references; the main follows the supplied locality’s usual official spelling. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rîșcani ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rîșcani.

Identifiers: Wikidata Q1022131 · JSON

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