Rîbnița

Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
Rîbnița / Rybnitsa
	Rîbnița's skyline as view from over the Dniester river
	Flag Seal
	Rîbnița / Rybnitsa Location of Rîbnița in Transnistria
	Coordinates: 47°46′N 29°0′E / 47.767°N 29.000°E
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	UTC+2 (EET)
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.

History

Historical affiliations

Kingdom of Poland 1628-1672
Ottoman Empire 1672-1699
Kingdom of Poland 1699-1793
Russian Empire 1793-1917
Russian Republic 1917
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
Transnistria Governorate 1941-1944
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic 1944-1991
Moldova/ Transnistria 1991-present

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 World War II, the Nazis executed almost 400 prisoners, Soviet citizens at Rîbnița.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Rîbnița is home to Transnistria's largest^[3]^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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,^[5] including 11,235 Moldovans, 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

Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz, (born 1902 Rybnitsa – 1995) known as the Ribnitzer Rebbe and considered a great Hasidic tzadik
Meir Argov (1905 in Rybnitsa – 1963 in Israel) a Zionist activist and Israeli politician
Gherasim Rudi (1907 in Sărăţei – 1982 in Chișinău) was a Moldavian SSR politician, the prime minister of Moldavian SSR 1946 – 1958
Petru Pascari (born 1929 in Stroenți) was a Moldavian SSR politician, prime minister of Moldavian SSR 1970 – 1976 and in 1990
Ivan Calin (1935 in Plopi – 2012 in Chişinău) was a Moldovan politician. Calin was President of the Presidium from 1980 to 1985 then prime minister of the Moldavian SSR until 1990.
Eugen Doga (born 1937 in Mocra) is a Moldovan composer
Yevgeny Shevchuk (born 1968 in Rybnitsa) a former President of the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, better known as Transnistria
Olena Lukash (born 1976 in Rybnitsa) a Ukrainian jurist and politician and former Minister of Justice of Ukraine, member of the Party of Regions
Dima Kash (born 1989 in Rybnitsa) a Russian-born singer-songwriter and rapper based in Twin Cities, Minnesota
Artiom Rozgoniuc (born 1995 in Rybnitsa) a Moldovan footballer who plays for FC Petrocub Hîncești
DoReDos is a trio composed of Marina Djundyet, Eugeniu Andrianov, and Sergiu Mîța, who represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2015, 2016, and 2018.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Rîbnița is twinned with:

References

Notes

^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
^ Президент ПМР назначил главой государственной администрации города Рыбница и Рыбницкого района Аллу Демьянову
^ www.basa.md
^ www.unimedia.md
^ pridnestrovie.net

External links

Official site of the city
Template:Pl icon Rybnica (Rîbnița) in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1889)
City portal
Map of Rîbnița

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

[1] Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.

[2] Президент ПМР назначил главой государственной администрации города Рыбница и Рыбницкого района Аллу Демьянову

[3] www.basa.md

[4] www.unimedia.md

[5] ridnestrovie.net

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v t e Subdivisions and localities of Transnistria (Moldova)
Transnistria Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
Municipalities	Tiraspol (capital) Bender
Cities and towns	Camenca Crasnoe Dnestrovsc Dubăsari Grigoriopol Maiac Rîbnița Slobozia Tiraspolul Nou
Communes	Andreevca Beloci Bîcioc Blijnii Hutor Broșteni Butor Butuceni Caragaș Caterinovca Carmanova Cioburciu Cobasna Colosova Comisarovca Nouă Corotna Crasnencoe Crasnîi Octeabri Crasnîi Vinogradari Crasnogorca Cuzmin Delacău Doibani I Dubău Dzerjinscoe Frunză Ghidirim Goian Haraba Harmațca Hîrjău Hîrtop Hlinaia, Grigoriopol Hlinaia, Slobozia Hristovaia Hrușca Jura Lenin Lunga Mălăiești Mihailovca Mocra Molochișul Mare Nezavertailovca Ocnița Ofatinți Parcani Pervomaisc Plopi Podoima Popencu Rașcov Rotari Severinovca Slobozia-Rașcov Sovetscoe Speia Stroiești Sucleia Șipca Tașlîc Teiu Tîrnauca Țîbuleuca Ulmu Vadul Turcului Valea Adîncă Vărăncău Vinogradnoe Vladimirovca
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Solnecinoe Crasnoe Pîcalova Șmalena Novovladimirovca India Sadchi Cotovca Fedoseevca Mocearovca Suhaia Rîbnița Cobasna, loc. st. cf Crasnaia Besarabia Pobeda Bosca Coșnița Nouă Pohrebea Nouă Dimitrova Ivanovca Alexandrovca Afanasievca Alexandrovca Nouă Calinovca Lunga Nouă Voitovca Crasnaia Gorca Doibani II Coicova Goianul Nou Andriașevca Nouă Andriașevca Veche Novocotovsc Prioziornoe Uiutnoe Novosavițcaia, loc. st. c. f. Iagorlîc Mihailovca Nouă Sărăței Bruslachi Marian Mocreachi Frunzăuca Pervomaisc Pobeda Stanislavca Cernița Basarabca Șevcenco Zaporojeț Novaia Jizni Podoimița Chirov Vladimirovca Zăzuleni Iantarnoe Bodeni Socolovca Vasilievca Vesioloe Tocmagiu Ulmul Mic Lîsaia Gora Molochișul Mic Constantinovca Buschi Gherșunovca Constantinovca Nicolscoe
Districts¹	Camenca Dubăsari Grigoriopol Rîbnița Slobozia
¹ Unofficial in Moldova, and official in the unrecognized republic of Transnistria

v t e Cities and towns of Moldova
Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Tiraspol¹ Bălți Bender (Tighina)² Comrat Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Ungheni
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3
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 towns	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).