Otaci
Otaci | |
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 Otaci as seen from the Ukrainian town ofMohyliv-Podilskyi,July 2006. The tower block in the foreground collapsed in 2019. | |
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  Otaci | |
| Coordinates:48°25′48″N27°47′38″E/ 48.43000°N 27.79389°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Ocnița District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vasili Traghira (2015;PDM)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 km2(1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total |  6,043 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
| Postal code | MD-7106 |
| Area code | +373271 |
Otaci(formerlyAtaki,RussianАтаки) is a town (population 8,400) on the southwestern bank of theDniesterRiver, which at that point forms the northeastern border ofMoldova.On the opposite side of the Dniester lies theUkrainiancity ofMohyliv-Podilskyi,and the two municipalities are connected by a bridge over the river. Otaci is located inOcnița District.
History
[edit]The town was first attested in the 15th century. As part ofBessarabia,it was given by theOttoman Empireto theRussian Empirefollowing theRusso-Turkish War of 1806–1812,although the region belonged toMoldavia,a vassal state of the Ottomans. By the 1890s, it had become a poor, heavilyJewish village.[citation needed]In April 1918, during the last stages ofWorld War I,it became part of theKingdom of Romania.[citation needed]
During theinterwar period,Otaci was the seat ofPlasaOtaci, inSoroca County,Romania. In 1940, as a consequence of theMolotov–Ribbentrop Pact,theRed Armyentered Bessarabiaand incorporated it into theSoviet Union.In 1991Moldovabecame independent, and in 1994 Otaci achieved the status oforaș(town).[citation needed]
On 19 June 2019, Otaci was the site of an apartment building collapse. One of the 2 tower blocks in the town collapsed shortly after it was evacuated, leaving no one injured. It is believed that the building, when constructed in the 1970s, was built on muddy soil, and the foundations were damaged over the years.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Samuel Bronfman,Canadian businessman and philanthropist
- Aaron Goodelman,American sculptor
- Boris Holban,Franco-Romanian communist activist
- Samuil Lehtțir,Soviet Moldovan poet and literary critic
- Manuel Gleizer,argentinian editor of the early works of Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Gelman and other young writers.
References
[edit]- ^"Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015"(in Romanian).Central Election Commission of Moldova.2015.Retrieved2016-04-15.
- ^Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014:"Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)"(XLS).National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova.2017.Retrieved2017-05-01.
- ^"Un bloc de nouă etaje s-a prăbușit în Republica Moldova"(in Romanian).Digi24.June 19, 2019.RetrievedNovember 4,2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Ataki/Atachi/Otaci(pp. 350–353) atMiriam Weiner'sRoutes to Roots Foundation
External links
[edit]- Otaci, MoldovaatJewishGen
- 'Jewish Encyclopedia' article(1900)
- 'Otaci/ Jewish Cemetery'
- Former building of Synagogue'
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