Ofatinți
Ofatinți
Офатинць (Moldovan Cyrillic) Выхватинцы (Russian) Вихватинці (Ukrainian) | |
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  Ofatinți | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′1″N 28°59′54″E / 47.66694°N 28.99833°E / 47.66694; 28.99833 | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria |
| District | Rîbnița District |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ofatinți (Moldovan Cyrillic: Офатинць, Ukrainian: Вихватинці, Vykhvatyntsi; Russian: Выхватинцы, Vykhvatintsy, Polish: Wychwatyńce), is a commune in the Rîbnița District of Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Novaia Jizni (Ukrainian: Нове Життя, Nove Zhyttia; Russian: Новая Жизнь, Novaya Zhyzn) and Ofatinți.[1] It is located 15 km south of Rîbnița.
Historically a small trading port on the Dniester river, during the 19th century, it was part of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The famous Russian composer Anton Rubinstein was born in Ofatinți.
Coordinates: 47°40′N 29°00′E / 47.667°N 29.000°E / 47.667; 29.000
References
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
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