Gîsca (;

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and , ) is a village near in Căușeni District,

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, composed of a single village with the same name, population 4,841 at the 2004 Census. The locality, although situated on the right (western) bank of the river

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, immediately to the south-west of the city of Tighina (Bender), in the

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n, not Transnistrian part of

, is under the control of the breakaway

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n authorities. The village is located around a creek named Gîrla, which flows into the

. The creek is small and not navigable, but it is the

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of ducks and geese, which gave the name to the locality. The road south-west from the city of Tighina (Bender) follows into the Moldovan-controlled area immediately as the village of Gîsca ends, and the next village of Fîrlădeni starts. The took place in the village on 4 April 1950, killing 23 people and the perpetrator. At the census organized by the Transnistrian authorities in 2004, there were 4,841 inhabitants in Gîsca, including 819 (16.91%) ethnic

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, 2,956 (61.06%) ethnic

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, 719 (14.85%) ethnic

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, 168 (3.47%) ethnic

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, 91 (1.88%) ethnic Gagauzians, 22 (0.45%) ethnic

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, 8 (0.17%) ethnic

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, 7 (0.14%) ethnic

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, 0 to 16 (0.17%)

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, 0 to 12 (0.12%)

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, 0 to 5 (0.04%)

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, and 13 to 44 (0.60%) others and non-declared. In June 1992, during the

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the village was the scene of alleged

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by Moldovans. According to a report of the Russian human rights organisation, "

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", members of the local armed Transnistrian paramilitary unit were killed in this village during a gun-battle with Moldovan forces. The Moldovan troops were said to have been finishing off the wounded. At least three villagers were killed by stray bullets and fragments of shells. Two more villagers were beaten by Moldovan volunteers, mopping up the village. On several occasions unprovoked fire was opened at the houses of villagers (there were no victims).Memorial, Bender, Moldova
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