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 Râbniţa.

Ofantiți

Офатинць (Moldovan Cyrillic)
Выхватинцы (Russian)
Вихватинці (Ukrainian)
Ofantiți
Coordinates: 47°40′1″N 28°59′54″E
Country Moldova
Self-proclaimed state Transnistria
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 famous Russian composer Anton Rubinstein was born in Ofatinți.

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