Dnestrovsk

Dnestrovsk (Romanian: Nistrovsc; Russian: Днестрóвск, romanized: Dnestrovsk; Ukrainian: Дністровськ, romanized: Dnistrovs'k) is a town in southern Moldova, near the border with Ukraine. It is at the shores of the Cuciurgan Reservoir and is home to the Cuciurgan power station, also known as Moldavskaya GRES.

Dnestrovsk
Днестро́вск
Дністро́вськ
Flag of Dnestrovsk
Coat of arms of Dnestrovsk
Dnestrovsk is located in Moldova
Dnestrovsk
Dnestrovsk
Location of Dnestrovsc in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°37′20″N 29°54′38″E
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total10,436
ClimateCfb

It is a company town which was founded in early Soviet times by the establishment of a large power plant, Moldavskaya GRES, today owned by Inter RAO UES.

At the 1989 census, Dnestrovsk has a population of 14,876. At the 2004 census it had ca. 11,200 inhabitants.

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