Rîbnița
Rîbnița
Rybnitsa | |
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Rîbnița's skyline as view from over the Dniester river | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Anthem: "Hymn of Rîbnița" | |
Rîbnița Location of Rîbnița in Transnistria Rîbnița Location of Rîbnița in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 29°0′E / 47.767°N 29.000°E | |
| Country (de jure) | Moldova |
| Country (de facto) | Transnistria |
| Founded | 1628 |
| Government | |
| • Head of the State Administration of the Rybnitsa Raion and the Rybnitsa City | Viktor Tyagay |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 47,949 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | rybnitsa |
Rîbnița (Romanian: Rîbnița, Râbnița, Rîmnița or Râmnița, Moldovan Cyrillic: Рыбница, pronounced [ˈrɨbnitsa]) or Rybnitsa (Russian: Ры́бница, romanized: Rýbnitsa; Ukrainian: Ри́бниця, romanized: Rýbnytsia) is a town in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria. According to the 2004 census, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbnița is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the Dniester, and is separated from the river by a concrete dam. The town is the seat of the Rîbnița District.