Raşcov

 town, village

Raşcov (in Moldovan/Romanian; alternative names Râşcov, Raşcu; in Russian: Рашково, Rashkovo, Polish Raszków) is one of the oldest towns of Transnistria. It is located in its the northern part, between Rîbniţa and Camenca.

Founded in 1402 as a trading post on the Dniester river. The name means a species of mushroom, Lactarius deliciosus, in Romanian. During Middle Ages, the village was one of seven major fairs for the Dniester-Southern Bug area (the other being Mohilev, Dubăsari, Silibria, Yampol, Yaruga, and Vasilcău).

Raşcov and the surrounding area is home to numerous historic monuments and architecture, among them the Polish Catholic church Sacred Kaatan, 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 Rareş.

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

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