Gîsca

Gîsca

Гиска
Gîsca Гиска
Village
	Gîsca
	Coordinates: 46°46′44″N 29°25′30″E / 46.77889°N 29.42500°E
Country (de jure)	Moldova
District (de jure)	Căușeni
Country (de facto)	Transnistria
Municipality (de facto)	Bender
Government
• Mayor	Valerii Covcean (Валерий Алексеевич Ковчан)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2004)	4,400
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	MD-3200
Climate	Cfb

Gîsca (Romanian for 'goose'; Moldovan Cyrillic and Russian: Гыска, romanized: Gyska, Ukrainian: Гиска, romanized: Hyska) is a village near in Căușeni District, Moldova, 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 Dniester, immediately to the south-west of the city of Tighina (Bender), in the Bessarabian, not Transnistrian part of Moldova, is under the control of the breakaway Transnistrian authorities.

The village is located around a creek named Gîrla, which flows into the Dniester. The creek is small and not navigable, but it is the habitat 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.

At the census organized by the Transnistrian authorities in 2004, there were 4,841 inhabitants in Gîsca, including 819 (16.91%) ethnic Moldovans, 2,956 (61.06%) ethnic Russians, 719 (14.85%) ethnic Ukrainians, 168 (3.47%) ethnic Bulgarians, 91 (1.88%) ethnic Gagauzians, 22 (0.45%) ethnic Germans, 8 (0.17%) ethnic Belarusians, 7 (0.14%) ethnic Jews, 0 to 16 (0.17%) Armenians, 0 to 12 (0.12%) Poles, 0 to 5 (0.04%) Gypsies, and 13 to 44 (0.60%) others and non-declared.

In June 1992, during the War of Transnistria the village was the scene of alleged human rights abuses by Moldovans. According to a report of the Russian human rights organisation, "Memorial", 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).^[2]

References

^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
^ Memorial, Bender, Moldova

46°47′N 29°25′E / 46.783°N 29.417°E / 46.783; 29.417

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[1] Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.

[2] Memorial, Bender, Moldova

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v t e Cities, towns and communes of Căușeni District, Moldova
Cities/towns	Căușeni Căinari
Communes	Baccealia Baimaclia Chircăiești Chircăieștii Noi Chițcani Ciuflești Cîrnățeni Cîrnățenii Noi Copanca Coșcalia Cremenciug Fîrlădeni Gîsca Grădinița Grigorievca Hagimus Opaci Pervomaisc Plop-Știubei Săiți Sălcuța Taraclia Tănătari Tănătarii Noi Tocuz Ucrainca Ursoaia Zaim
Villages of sub-city or sub-commune level	Căinari, loc.st.cf Tricolici Surchiceni Baurci Merenești Zahorna Sălcuța Nouă Florica Plop Fîrlădenii Noi Leuntea Valea Verde Constantinovca Ștefănești Ursoaia Nouă Zviozdocica Marianca de Sus Zaim, loc. st. c. f.