Colosova Explained

Colosova
Other Name:Колосово (Russian)
Колосове (Ukrainian)
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Moldova
Subdivision Type:Country (de jure)
Subdivision Type1:Administrative Unit
Subdivision Name1:Left Bank of the Dniester
Subdivision Type2:Country (de facto)
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Grigoriopol
Leader Title:Mayor
Coordinates:47.3289°N 29.5672°W
Elevation M:139
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3

Colosova (Russian: Колосово|Kolosovo, Ukrainian: Колосове|Kolosove) is a commune in the Grigoriopol District of Transnistria, an unrecognised state claimed by Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Colosova, Crasnaia Besarabia (Червона Бесарабія, Красная Бессарабия) and Pobeda (Побєда, Победа).[1] It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic. The village of Colosova was part of the Glückstal Colonies, known during the 19th Century as Bergdorf and inhabited by Germans farmers.

According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 887, of which 204 (22.99%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 415 (46.78%) were Ukrainians and 162 (18.26%) were Russians.[2]

References

47.3258°N 29.5664°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM)
  2. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm