Ofatinți

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.

Ofatinți
Офатинць (Moldovan Cyrillic)
Выхватинцы (Russian)
Вихватинці (Ukrainian)
Commune
Ofatinți is located in Moldova
Ofatinți
Ofatinți
Coordinates: 47°40′1″N 28°59′54″E
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictRîbnița District
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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 Russian virtuoso pianist and composer Anton Rubinstein was born in Ofatinți.

Notes
  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.

References
  1. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)

47°40′N 29°00′E

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