Dubăsari
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| County | Raionul Dubăsari | ||
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| Status | County capital | ||
| Population (2004) | 28,500 | ||
| Geographical coordinates | 47°16′ N 29°10′ E | ||
Dubăsari (Russian: Дубоссары, sometimes Dubossary in English) is a city in Transnistria, Moldova with a population of 28,500. Dubăsari is the major city of Dubăsari region. Its geographical location is . The city is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Trans-Dniester Moldovan Republic.
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[edit] Name
The origin of the name of the town is the plural form of the Romanian archaic word dubăsar ("boatman"), a derivative of dubă ("a small wooden boat"), ultimately of Slavic origin.
[edit] History
Dubăsari is the site of one of the oldest settlements in Moldova. Stone age artifacts have been found in the area, and there are several Scythian kurgans around the city.
First mentions of Dubăsari date to the beginning of the 18th century. The settlement became part of the Russian Empire in 1791 and was granted town status in 1795.
In 1924 Dubăsari was part of the Moldavian ASSR. The town was heavily industrialized during the pre-war period.
On 27 June 1941, in the course of World War II, the town was occupied by German and Romanian troops. It was liberated by Soviet forces in the summer of 1944.
In 1951 construction of the Dubossarskaya GES hydroelectric plant was commenced. The 48MW plant was put into service in 1954.
The city economy was significantly damaged during the War of Transnistria in 1992.
Unlike other cities on the left bank of the Dniester (Nistru) River, Dubăsari, along with Grigoriopol, is a city with a Moldovan population exceeding 50%, while Ukrainians and Russians represent large minorities.
[edit] Notable natives
- Vasile Iovv, Moldovan politician, adjunct of the prime minister of the Republic of Moldova [1]
- Vlad Grecu, a Moldovan writer in the Romanian language
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