Parcani, Transnistria

Parcani (Moldovan Cyrillic: Паркань; Bulgarian: Паркани, Parkani; Ukrainian: Паркани, Parkany; Russian: Парка́ны, Parkany) is a large commune and village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, a de facto independent entity within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova. The village has a population of around 10,500, of whom 95% are ethnic Bulgarians (Bessarabian Bulgarians). The first Bulgarian colonists arrived in the village in the early 19th century.^[1] According to some sources, it is the largest Bulgarian-majority village outside the borders of Bulgaria.^[2] A monument to Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski was unveiled in Parcani in September 2008.^[3]

Parcani Паркань (Moldovan Cyrillic) Парка́ны (Russian) Паркани (Ukrainian)
Commune
Parcani
Coordinates: 46°50′20″N 29°30′59″E
Country (de jure)	Moldova
Country (de facto)	Transnistria[lower-alpha 1]
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The village lies between Tiraspol and Bender; it is serviced by the trolleybus line between the two cities.

Reports of an attack on a military unit of the Armed Forces of Transnistria near Parcani appeared on 25 April 2022.^[4] It was later clarified that these reports referred to an attack that had occurred on that day on the Tiraspol Airport.^[5] This incident was part of a series of attacks of unknown authorship that occurred in Transnistria in that year during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which may have been a false flag operation by Russia or Transnistria itself.^[6]

According to the Soviet census of 1939, the population of the town was 7,363 inhabitants, of which 111 (1.51%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 6,614 (89.83%) Bulgarians, 373 (5.07%) Russians and 230 (3.12%) Ukrainians.^[7]

According to the 2004 census, the population of the commune was 10,543, of which 824 (7.81%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 1,180 (11.19%) Ukrainians, 1,668 (18.82%) Russians and 6,648 (63.05%) Bulgarians.^[8]

Notes

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.

References

1. Болгары в Парканах. 200 лет. (in Russian). Retrieved 2008-10-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Болгария поздравила жителей приднестровского села Парканы с годовщиной освобождения от фашистов (in Russian). Новый Регион. 2007-04-12. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
3. "Серия от прояви в Република Молдова в чест на 100-годишнината от обявяването на независимостта на България" (in Bulgarian). Министерство на външните работи. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24. ^{[dead link]}
4. "/VIDEO/ Ce se întâmplă în stânga Nistrului: Exploziile din zonă au creat panică și multe discuții în rândul oficialilor" (in Romanian). TV8. 27 April 2022.
5. "Взрыв возле аэродрома в Тирасполе". Novosti v Pridnestrovye i Moldove (in Russian). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
6. "Possible 'false flag' attacks in separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria raises concerns Russia plans to expand conflict". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 April 2022.
7. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года".
8. The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm

External links

• Website of Parcani (in Russian)

46°50′12″N 29°30′32″E