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Râbnița

Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
Rîbnița's skyline as view from over the Dniester river
Rîbnița's skyline as view from over the Dniester river
Flag of Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
Flag
Official seal of Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
Seal
Rîbnița / Rybnitsa is located in Transnistria
Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
Location of Rîbnița in Transnistria
Coordinates: 47°46′N 29°0′E / 47.767°N 29.000°E / 47.767; 29.000
Country Moldova
self-proclaimed state Transnistria
Founded 1628
Government
 • Head of the State Administration of the Rybnitsa Raion and the Rybnitsa City Alla Demyanova
Population (2014)
 • Total 47,949
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Climate Dfb

Rîbnița or Rybnitsa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrɨbnit͡sa]; also spelled Râbnița; Moldovan Cyrillic and Russian: Ры́бница, Rybnica; Ukrainian: Ри́бниця, Rybnyća; Yiddish: ריבניץ‎, Ribnitz; Polish: Rybnica) is a city in Moldova, under the administration of the breakaway government of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbnița is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the Dniester, and separated from the river by a concrete dam. The city is the seat of the Rîbnița District.

Ottoman Empire 1672-1699
Kingdom of Poland 1699-1793
 Russian Empire 1793-1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Ukraine Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-1919
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1919-1924
Moldavian Autonomous Oblast 1924
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 1924-1940
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940-1941
Romania Transnistria Governorate 1941-1944
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic 1944-1991


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