In the Soviet period the town became an important industrial center for northern Moldova. Soroca became a regional center featuring large squares, modernized streets, hospitals, grammar schools and conventionalized churches.
The locality was greatly extended in the 19th century, during a period of relative prosperity. The Soroca fortress is an important attraction in Soroca, having preserved cultures and kept the old Soroca in the present day. The stronghold was sacked by the Russians in the Russo-Turkish War (1735�1739). It was of vital military importance during the Pruth Campaign of Peter the Great in 1711. Between 15 under the rule of Petru Rares, the fortress was rebuilt in stone as a perfect circle with five bastions situated at equal distances.ĭuring the Great Turkish War, John Sobieski's forces successfully defended the fortress against the Ottomans. Akkerman and Khotin) on the Nistru, two forts on the Danube and three forts on the north border of medieval Moldova. The original wooden fort, which defended a ford over the Nistru, was an important link in the chain of fortifications which comprised four forts (e.g. It is known for its well-preserved stronghold, established by the Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great ( S,tefan cel Mare in Romanian) in 1499. The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona. The Moldovan town of Soroca or 'Gypsy Hill' as it is known locally has taken on a landscape all of its own after locals keen to flaunt their wealth started building flamboyant homes.
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