Dubossary district

Dubossary Rajon in Transnistria.
Areas controlled by Moldova hatched.

The Dubossary Rajon ( Russian Дубоссарский район ; Moldovan Районул Дубэсарь / Raionul Dubăsari ) is one of the five Rajons of the internationally unrecognized state of Transnistria . In 2014 it had just under 35,000 inhabitants and, at 381.2 km², is the smallest area in the country. The district capital is Dubossary ( Russian Дубоссары / Dubossary ; Romanian Dubăsari ), with around 25,000 inhabitants the fourth largest city in Transnistria.

The population in 2004 was composed of 49.7% ethnic Moldovans , 28.1% Ukrainians and 18.9% Russians . The rest of the residents belonged to smaller minorities.

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Today's Transnistrian Dubossary Rajon emerged from the administrative unit of the same name of the Moldavian SSR after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . In the course of the Transnistria conflict , Transnistria , the eastern part of the old Soviet Republic of Moldova, split off from the rest of the country and its de facto independence, which still exists today.

During the short war in 1992, in which Moldova ultimately unsuccessfully tried to regain control of Transnistria, the area around Dubossary was one of the main areas of conflict. While Moldova's offensive remained largely unsuccessful in the rest of Transnistria, it was able to recapture some villages on the east bank of the Dnestr River near Dubossary , albeit not the district capital itself. These places are now part of the Moldovan Dubăsari Rajon , although Transnistria continues to claim and formally part of one's own Dubossary Rajon.

Moldova and Transnistria have largely come to terms with the status quo today . The exact demarcation between Transnistria and Moldova is, however, unclear in some places in Dubossary Rajon and incidents occur again and again. In 2005, for example, Transnistrian militias occupied the Moldovan-controlled village of Vasilievca , but withdrew after a few days. The village of Roghi is listed by Moldova as part of the Dubăsari Rajon, but is under the control of Transnistria. Corjova , a former district of Dubossary and now an independent town, is also controversial; there is a Transnistrian and a Moldovan part.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
3. ↑ http://www2.dw-world.de/romanian/politik/1.129357.1.html ( Memento from March 18, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

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