Ofatinţi

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Ofatinţi (Romanian; Ukrainian: Вихватинці, Vychvatynci; Russian: Выхватинцы, Vychvatincy, Vykhvatintsy), is a commune consisting of two villages - Ofatinţi and Novaia Jizni (Ukrainian: Нове Життя, Nove Žyttja; Russian: Новая Жизнь, Novaja Žizn')- in Transnistria, Moldova. It is located 15 km south of Râbniţa.

Historically, a small trading port on the Dniester river, during the 19th century, it was part of the Podolsk district of the Russian Empire. The famous Russian composer Anton Rubinstein was born here.

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