Rîbnița

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Rîbnița ( Roman. )

Рыбница ( Russian )

Рибниця ( ukr. )
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State : TransnistriaTransnistria Transnistria (de facto) Moldova (de jure)
Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova 
Rajon : Rîbnița Raion
Founded : 1628
Coordinates : 47 ° 46 ′  N , 29 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 46 ′  N , 29 ° 0 ′  E
 
Residents : 50,086 (2010)
 
Time zone : Eastern European Time
Telephone code : (+373) 555
 
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Rîbnița
Rîbnița
The city of Rîbnița on the Dnestr

Rîbniţa (also Rabnita ; Russian Рыбница Rybnitsa ; Ukrainian Рибниця Rybnyzja ) is a town in northern Transnistria . Thanks to the modern Moldova Steel Works located there by the Soviet Union in 1984 , Rîbnița represents the economic backbone of Transnistria.

geography

Rîbnița is located in the northeast of the country, on the east bank of the Dniester, opposite the Moldovan Rezina Rajon . The Dubăsari district borders to the south, the city of Camenca to the north .

population

The population of Rîbnița is around 57,000 (2004). After the founding of the steel mill in 1984, Rîbnița has grown considerably.

Population development

history

Rîbnița was first mentioned in 1628 as a settlement on the east bank of the Dniester , at that time it was part of Podolia and belonged to the Kingdom of Poland . During the second partition of Poland in 1793, the city fell to Russia . In 1938 Rîbnița received city rights. The municipality of Ofatin Stadti , where Anton Rubinstein was born in 1829, is also located near the city . During the time of the Soviet Union, the city was part of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic . It has been under the control of Transnistria since 1990 .

Archangel Michael Church

economy

The city is an important industrial location, it is the location of a sugar factory, a steel mill, a cement works and a liquor factory. Rîbnița has a river port. There is also a branch of the Transnistrian State University of Tiraspol .

The city gained international attention because a study by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found that the area around Rîbnița has increased radioactivity. It is believed that contaminated material from Chernobyl was buried there.

Twin cities

In addition, there is a sponsorship with Bergkirchen (Bad Oeynhausen) at the church level .

sons and daughters of the town

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