The Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Transnistria); russian: Административно-территориальные единицы левобережья Днестра (Приднестровья); uk, Автономне територіальне утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я (Придністров'я) is a formal administrative unit of
Moldova established by the
Government of Moldova
The Government of Moldova ( ro, Guvernul Republicii Moldova) is the government of the Republic of Moldova. It is housed on the Government House, Chișinău, Government House at the Great National Assembly Square, Chișinău, Great National Assemb ...
to delineate the territory controlled by the
unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
(commonly known as
Transnistria).
History
After the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
in 1991, the
Transnistria War broke out between the
Republic of Moldova and the
unrecognized state Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic over territories of the former
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Since the end of the war there has been territory claimed by Moldova, but controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. There is also territory claimed by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which is controlled by Moldova.
On 22 July 2005, the
autonomous territorial unit with special legal status was established in Moldovan law.
Territory
The territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester mostly coincides with territory of the
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria), but there are two important differences:
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Bender (Tighina) is included in the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (commonly known as Transnistria), but it is excluded from the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester and is part of the historical region of
Bessarabia
Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...
.
* Territories which are claimed by Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but controlled by Moldova are excluded from the autonomous territorial unit. These territories include parts of the
Dubăsari District,
Căușeni District, and
Anenii Noi District.
Settlements
There are 147 settlements in Transnistria (settlements on the east bank of the Dniester river): one municipality, nine towns, two settlements which are parts of towns, 69 villages (communes), and 135 settlements which are parts of villages (communes).
[Law No. 764 from 27.12.2001 "About administrative-territorial division of Republic of Moldova" - Appendix 5]
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Administration
The law which establishes the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester states that the region is to elect a Supreme Council on the basis of free, transparent and democratic elections. The Supreme Council should then adopt a Basic Law to formally establish the executive institutions of the region. The region has the right to adopt its own symbols to be used in conjunction with the national symbols of Moldova. The official languages of the region are Moldovan in the Latin script, Russian and Ukrainian. The region would be able to establish relationships with other countries for economic, technical, scientific and humanitarian purposes.Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"
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Notes
References
External links
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Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"
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Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"
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