Rașcov

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Field	Value
name	Rașcov
other_name	Рашково
settlement_type	Commune
image_skyline	Vedere spre Rascov Rabnita Transnistria din s. Vadul-Rascov (3).jpg
image_caption	Panorama of Rașcov from the Dnester River
pushpin_map	Moldova
subdivision_type	Country (de jure)
subdivision_name	Moldova
subdivision_type1	Country (de facto)
subdivision_name1	Transnistria
leader_title	Mayor
coordinates
population_total	2003
elevation_m	60
population_as_of	2004
postal_code_type	Postal code
timezone1	EET
utc_offset1	+2
timezone1_DST	EEST
utc_offset1_DST	+3
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History

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Rașcov village was founded in 1402 as a trading post on the Dniester river. Some maintain that the name derives from the Romanian term for Lactarius deliciosus, a species of mushroom-forming fungus. However, there are a number of settlements across Poland and Ukraine with the same name, casting doubt on this claim. Rashkov () is also a Bulgarian male surname.

One of the oldest villages of Transnistria, it is known for having been home in the past to a significant Polish population. From the 15th century, all of northern Transnistria was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later to the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1793) which encouraged the migration of peasants into the territory from neighboring populated areas (from north and from west).

During the Middle Ages, the village hosted one of seven major fairs for the Dniester-Southern Bug area (the others being Mohuliv, Dubăsari, Yampil, Silibria, Yaruga, and Vasilcău). Before becoming part of the Russian Empire in 1793 during the second partition of Poland, the largest groups living between the Dniester and the Bug rivers were Moldavian, Ruthenian (Ukrainian) and Tatar peasants.

Hasidic Jewish history

Rașcov was the home of Rabbi Jacob Joseph of Polonne, a leading Jewish Hasidic tzaddik and one of the first disciples of the founder of Hasidic Judaism, the Baal Shem Tov. His book, Toldos Yaacov Yosef, (published on 1780), was the first hasidic work ever published. His work is one of the foremost sources for saying of the Baal Shem Tov and members of his court, and Jacob Joseph quotes things he himself heard the Baal Shem Tov say in a section entitled "Words I Heard from My Master."

Historic sites

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Rașcov and the surrounding area is home to numerous historic monuments and architecture, among them the Polish Roman Catholic Saint Cajetan Church, considered a historical heritage. It has recently undergone extensive renovation. The church was built when this part of Transnistria was a part of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom, with generous contributions by the Moldavian prince Petru Rareș.

Near Rașcov is also located the Kalaur Castle, a defunct castle of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania founded in the 14th century.

Landscape

Outside Rașcov is located the Rașcov National Park, an extensive natural landscape preserve and an ecologically protected area.

More recently, the Transnistrian separatist authorities have edited an Atlas of Transnistria, which refers to the area around Rașcov as the "Transnistrian Alps": Time, wind, and water have eroded the abrupt slopes near the village of Rașcov, having formed the limestone outliers, towering above the slopes.

Notes

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