Irshava
Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава, Yiddish: אורשיווא) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district). Population: 9,245 (2016 est.)[1].
Irshava Іршава | |
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Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E | |
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Raion | Irshava Raion |
Founded | 1341 |
Incorporated | 1982 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stepan Bobyk |
Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 9,245 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 90100 |
Area code(s) | +380-3144 |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | http://irshava.com.ua/ |
Names
There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Иршава, Russian: Иршава, Hungarian: Ilosva, German: Irschawa, Slovak: Iršava, Romanian: Iloșva, Polish: Irszawa, and Yiddish: Orsheve.[2]
Demographics
In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[3]
- Ukrainians (98.6%)
- Russians (0.7%)
- Slovaks (0.3%)
- Hungarians (0.3%)
Native language in 2001:[4]
Natives
- Ivanna Bagová (born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho Slovakia
Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov [active in Prague Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue, studied in yeshiva situated of Trnava]
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See also
Gallery
- Irshava railway station
- Former Great Synagogue, later - the old club
- Jewish cemetery in Irshava
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- JewishGen Locality Page - Irshava, Ukraine
- About number and composition population of ZAKARPATTIA REGION by data All-Ukrainian population census '2001 Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- All-Ukrainian population census
External links
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