Tuzara

Tuzara was a village on the Bâc in the wooded country west of Orhei. A charter of 1432–1433 records its grant by Prince Iliaș, and later Moldavian documents describe holdings and mill sites along the river. In 1642 parts of the estate were bought from freeholding peasants whose claims rested on older charters. The neighbouring settlement of Călărași grew on the Tuzara estate, taking its name from mounted servants of the Moldavian ruler.