Camenca

Camenca (Romanian: Camenca [ˈkameŋka], Moldovan Cyrillic: Каменка; Russian: Каменка, romanized: Kamenka; Ukrainian: Кам'янка, romanized: Kamyanka) is a town in Transnistria, a breakaway republic internationally recognized as part of Moldova. It is composed of the town itself and the village of Solnecinoe. Camenca is the seat of Camenca District.

For other uses, see Camenca (disambiguation).
Camenca
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Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°01′N 28°43′E
CountryMoldova
self-proclaimed stateTransnistria[1]
Population
 (2014)
 • Total8,871
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
ClimateDfb

The town is located at 48°1′N 28°43′E on the Dniester, in the north of Transnistria. In 1989, it had a population of 13,689. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the town itself has 10,323 inhabitants, including 5,296 Moldovans, 3,476 Ukrainians, 1,305 Russians, 61 Belarusians, 42 Poles, 35 Bulgarians, 32 Gagauzes, 23 Germans, 10 Armenians, 8 Jews, 3 Gypsies and 32 others.

The mayor is Pyotr Mustya.[2]

Historical affiliations

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1609–1672)
Ottoman Empire (1672–1699)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1699–1793)
 Russian Empire (1793–1917)
Russian Republic (1917)
Soviet Russia (1917–1918)
Soviet Ukraine (1920–1924)
Moldavian ASSR (1924–1940)
Moldavian SSR (1940–1941)
Kingdom of Romania (1941–1944)
Moldavian SSR (1944–1991)
 Transnistria (de facto; 1991–present);  Moldova (de jure; 1991–present)

Notable people
  • Nicolae Coval (1904 in Camenca – 1970 in Chişinău) was a Moldavian SSR politician, prime minister of Moldavian SSR 1945 – 1946
  • Pyotr Vershigora (1905 in Severinovca - 1963) was a Soviet writer and one of the leaders of the Soviet partisan movement in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland.
  • Dormition of the Theotokos Church
  • Church
  • Administrative building
  • House of culture
  • Police station
  • Bus station
  • Central market
  • Camenca surroundings

References
  1. Transnistria's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any country. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
  2. (in English) State Administrations of Cities and Regions of the PMR
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