page_title: Bălți
section_title: Culture and contemporary life
hierarchical_section_title: Bălți / Culture and contemporary life
caption_attribution_description: English: National Theatre "Vasile Alecsandri" from Bălți, 2011 Română: Teatrul Național Vasile Alecsandri din Bălți, 2011
context_page_description: Bălți is a city in Moldova. It is the second largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău. The city is one of the five Moldovan municipalities. Sometimes also called "the northern capital", it is a major industrial, cultural and commercial centre and transportation hub in the north of the country. It is situated 127 kilometres north of the capital Chișinău, and is located on the river Răut, a tributary of the Dniester, on a hilly landscape in the Bălți steppe.
caption: Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre
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