Transnistria autonomous territorial unit


Transnistria autonomous territorial unit, officially the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester ; Административно-территориальные единицы левобережья Днестра, is a formal administrative unit of Moldova established by the Government of Moldova to delineate the territory controlled by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

History

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union 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 Transnistria was established in Moldova.

Territory

The territory of the Autonomous territorial unit Transnistria mostly coincides with territory of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, but there are two important differences:
There are 147 settlements in Transnistria : 1 municipality, 9 towns, 2 settlements which are parts of towns, 69 villages, and 135 settlements which are parts of villages.