Hînceşti is a city in Moldova, also written without diacritics as 'Hincesti' or 'Hancesti' (Cyrillic: Хынчешть). Hînceşti is situated on the Cogalnic River, southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chişinău. Since 2003 it has been the seat of Raionul Hînceşti (Hînceşti District). (...) (from Wikipedia)