Monastyryshche
Monastyryshche (Ukrainian: Монастирище [monɐstɪˈrɪʃtʃe]) is a city in Cherkasy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative district of Monastyryshche Raion. Population: 8,851 (2017 est.).[1]
Monastyryshche Монастирище | |
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 A church in Monastyryshche | |
  Monastyryshche Location of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′24″N 29°48′04″E | |
| Country Oblast Raion |   Monastyryshche |
| First mentioned | 1622 |
| City status | 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Tyshchenko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,51 km2 (213 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,851 |
| • Density | 163/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 19100 — 19109 |
| Area code(s) | +380-4746 |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20120618172340/http://mon.ck.ua/ |
Hassidic Dynasty
Rabbi Mordechai Rosen was head dean, and grand rabbi of the village of Monistrich, known as Monastyrysche in Ukrainian. He perished during the Holocaust in World War II and was survived by his sons R. Nachman and R. Froim.
The biography of this rabbi can be found in many Hebrew religious books, among them "Ner Nachman".
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References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Monastyryshche during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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