Rîbnița

Rîbnița
Rîbnița's skyline as view from over the Dniester river
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Rîbnița
Coordinates: 47°46′N 29°0′E / 47.767°N 29.000°E / 47.767; 29.000
Country	De jure internationally recognised as part of  Moldova De facto administered by the unrecognised Transnistria
Founded	1628
Government
• Head of the State Administration of the Rybnitsa Raion and the Rybnitsa City	Alla Demyanova[1]
Population (2014)
• Total	47,949
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
Climate	Dfb

Rîbnița (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrɨbnit͡sa]; also spelled Râbnița; Moldovan Cyrillic and Russian: Ры́бница, Rybnitsa; Ukrainian: Ри́бниця, Rybnytsia or Rybnytsya; 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. Rîbniţa 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.

History

Rîbnița was founded in 1628 as a Ruthenian village Rybnytsia, its name meaning "fishery" (from рꙑба, "fish"). As early as 1657, Rîbnița was mentioned in documents as an important town, at the time part of the Kingdom of Poland. Strong Western European influences can be seen in this formerly Polish town. In 1793, Rîbnița passed from Poland to Russia. On March 17, 1944, during WWII, the Nazis executed almost 400 prisoners, Soviet citizens at Rîbniţa.

Economy

Rîbnița is home to Transnistria's largest^[2][3] company, a steel plant which produces more than $500 million worth of exports a year and traditionally has accounted for between 40% to 50% of Transnistria's GDP. Other industries are also present in Rîbnița, including the oldest sugar plant in Transnistria (founded in 1898), an alcohol distillery, and a cement factory. The city has a large railway station and a river port, as well as a supermarket, "Sheriff".

People and culture

Central Rîbnița has tall buildings and an active city life. There is a popular park near the town reservoir, and many historical and architectural monuments in the town and its surrounding areas. The main street in the town is Victory Street.

Rîbnița as seen from across the Dniester river

Demographics

In 1970, Rîbnița had a population of 32,400 people, in 1989 it had a population of 61,352. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the city had 53,648 inhabitants,^[4] including 11,263 Moldovans (Romanians), 24,898 Ukrainians, 11,738 Russians, 480 Poles, 328 Belarusians, 220 Bulgarians, 166 Jews, 106 Germans, 96 Gagauzians, 71 Armenians, 38 Roma, and 4245 others and non-declared.

Religion

Rîbnița has three places of worship located right next to each other: a Catholic church, an Orthodox church, and a synagogue.

Sport

FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnița is the city's professional football club, playing in the top Moldovan football league, the Divizia Naţională.

Notable people

A shopping mall in Rîbnița

• Eugenia Halus
• Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz, the Ribnitzer Rebbe
• Yevgeny Shevchuk, President of Transnistria

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Rîbnița is twinned with:

• Dmitrov, Russia
• Vinnytsia, Ukraine
• Hola Prystan, Ukraine

References

Notes

External links

• Official site of the city
• (Polish) Rybnica (Rîbniţa) in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1889)
• City portal
• Map of Rîbniţa

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Cities of Moldova (alphabetical order) Municipalities Chișinău (national capital) Bălți Bender (Tighina)2 Capitals of autonomous units Comrat3 Tiraspol1,3 District seats4 Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni Other cities Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca1 Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe1 Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc1 Dubăsari1 Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol1 Iargara Lipcani Maiac1 Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița1 Sîngera Slobozia1 Tiraspolul Nou1 Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești 1 In Transnistria. 2 Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. 3 Also a municipality. 4 The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city).

Coordinates: 47°46′N 29°0′E / 47.767°N 29.000°E / 47.767; 29.000