Poles in Transnistria

Poles in Transnistria
Total population
Estimates vary between 1,100-20,000 (2004)
Regions with significant populations
Bendery, Rîbnița District, Camenca District, Tiraspol
Related ethnic groups
Polish diaspora

The history of Polish people in Transnistria goes back centuries when the communities along the lower Dniester river were part of Podolia in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and later the Russian Empire.