  edineÈ () is a town in the north of moldova. it is the administrative center of the eponymous district. the town is located 201&nbsp;km north of the national capital, chiÈinÄu. it is located at . the town administers also two suburban villages, alexÄndreni and gordineÅtii noi. the population at the 2004 census was 17,292, including 15,624 in the town itself. to the north of the town is situated the commune hlinaia (glina-mare), to the south â the town of cupcini, to the est â the commune ruseni, and to the west the suburb alexÄndreni. ==history== the first known written mention of the locality is in a document from july 15, 1431, by which the prince of moldavia alexandru cel bun offered to a certain ivan cupcici "14 villages with their old domains and empty land to found new villages and an apiary". according to this document, the old name of edineÈ was viadineÈi, possibly meaning little viadins. a document dating august 18, 1690, given by prince constantin movilÄ to a certain cozma pop mentions the village as iadineÈi. the name edineÈ is documented since 1663, and remained used till present. in 1812, eastern part of moldavia was
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