Bardar is a large commune located 15 kilometres south-west of Chișinău, in Ialoveni District, Moldova. The sumptuous landscape of the region, amid scenic hills dressed in vineyards, orchards and forests gives the area an overwhelming beauty.

Notable people

  • Nicolae Grosu served as Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1917–1918)
  • Aurel David a well-known painter for the Eminescu tree
  • Vasile Iov pan flute musician
  • Petru Vutcărău director, actor, artistic director of "Mihai Eminescu" National Theater
  • Andrei Sava composer
  • Mihai Toderaşcu interpreter and composer
  • Angela Gonza reporter most known on PROTV Chisinau channel
  • Corina Ţepeş light musician
  • Nicolae Roşioru poet, director of "Local Time" newspaper
  • Petru Macovei director of the Independent Press Association
  • Monica Babuc Minister of Culture, Education and Research
  • Octavian Calmic Deputy Prime Minister, former Minister of Economy and Infrastructure
  • Valeriu Herţa graphic designer, member of the Union of Fine Artists