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Moldova UNESCO world heritage sites

Soroca district [capital = Soroca]

Struve Geodetic Arc in Rudi at N48 19 8.00 E27 52 36.0
This helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping. It is an extraordinary example of scientific collaboration among scientists from different countries, and of collaboration between monarchs for a scientific cause.