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OLD ORHEI RESERVE
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The Orheiul Vechi Cultural-Natural Reserve (known as “Old Orhei”) developed as a result of a harmonious collaboration between man and nature from prehistoric times to the present day, with archeological findings as early as the Late Paleolithic era (ca, 30-20,000 BC). Due to its strategic position close to the Dniester River, a major trading route connecting the Carpathians and the Black Sea Basin, and its geology forming a natural fortification, it has been inhabited almost continuously for thousands of years across the different civilizations and cultures who have called this place home. This has made the cultural heritage and landscape of Old Orhei a marker of national and universal culture.
In order to protect and enhance the cultural heritage of the area, the Orheiul Vechi area was declared a Reserve on March 15, 1968 by Decision no. 77 of the Moldovan SSR Government. This included the creation of the Old Orhei museum complex.
To ensure the protection, conservation and preservation of the Old Orhei historical, cultural and natural heritage for present and future generations, the Orheiul Vechi Cultural-Natural Reserve was established by Law no. 251/2008 and Government Decision no. 228/2009. It has the status of a legal entity and is subordinated to the authority of the central public administration responsible for the protection of cultural-historical heritage.
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The Orheiul Vechi Cultural-Natural Reserve is a public law institution, subordinated to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.
Old Orhei includes the historical and cultural heritage assets (archaeological sites, rock complexes, vernacular architecture complexes, ethnographic objectives), traditional settlements (Trebujeni, Butuceni, Morovaia villages), natural heritage assets (geological and landscape ensembles, flora and fauna), land and water areas where the regulated exploitation of natural resources, agricultural, industrial and tourist activities are carried out.