Rîbniţa, Moldova

Rîbnița or Rybnitsa (Romanian: Rîbnița or Râbnița Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrɨbnit͡sa], Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet: Рыбница; Russian: Ры́бница, Rybnitsa; Ukrainian: Ри́бниця, Rybnytsia; Yiddish: ריבניצע, Ribnitse; Polish: Rybnica; Lithuanian: Rybnica) is a town in Transnistria (de facto) in Moldova (de jure). 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.