On 27 March 1918 expressing the will of the people, countries, by virtue of history and nation, decide by unanimous vote the Union of Bessarabia with Romania.

Following the pact between Hitler and Stalin from June 26, 1940, the fate of Bessarabia was determined by military force.

On 22 June 1941 include the start of 1418 days and nights of fierce and bloody fights between the Germans and Soviets.

District is located on the Northern Moldavian Plateau with little relief fractured and weak erogenous process.

Natural resources within the district are represented by materials: limestone, clay, sand, gravel, which is near the villages Druta, Corlăteni, Braniște, Șaptebani.

In the forests there are: wild boars, deer, foxes, rabbits, badgers, various small rodents and birds such as nightingales, woodpeckers, hoopoes, sticletele, shots, and reptiles such as European green lizards, water snakes and vipers.

The main crops are cereals (wheat, barley, oats), technical (sunflower, tobacco) and sugar beet, vegetables.

Rîșcani district is located in the region so-called North Red, PCRM here usually get good results, gathered from 2001 over 50% of the vote.