Update — 25 October 2026. The celebration took place on Sunday. The text below has been updated to the past tense.
Coșeni village, in Negurenii Vechi commune, celebrated its anniversary on Sunday, 25 October. The commune’s mayor’s office invited residents and natives of the village to the cultural and commemorative event „Satule – vatră de dor” („Village, hearth of longing”), announced for 11.30 in Coșeni.
According to the mayor’s office invitation, the celebration marked 480 years since the village’s first documentary record. The mayor’s office described the day as an occasion to honour the memory of forebears and local traditions.
Who was invited on stage
The event was organised by the Coșeni Cultural Centre in partnership with the Negurenii Vechi mayor’s office. The announced guests of honour were three groups from Ungheni district:
- the men’s ensemble „Doina Prutului” of the Ungheni Culture Section;
- the „Datina” group from Zagarancea village;
- the women’s ensemble „Sălcioara” from Zăzulenii Vechi village.
On Sunday afternoon, the „Datina” group wrote that it had celebrated the 480 years „together with the residents of Coșeni” and thanked the mayor’s office for the invitation and the Ungheni Culture Section for its support.
Where Coșeni is
Coșeni is one of the villages of Negurenii Vechi commune in Ungheni district, the commune that also hosts the country festival at Movila Măgura. In July, the commune council approved the merger with Bușila and Chirileni.