Vinkivtsi
Vinkivtsi (Ukrainian: Віньківці) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[1] It serves as the administrative center of the Vinkivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,937 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[1] and 6,473 in 2011.[3]
Vinkivtsi Віньківці | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| District | Vinkivtsi Raion |
| Founded | 1493 |
| Town status | 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Vasyl Ananchuk[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total |  |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 32500 |
| Area code | +380 3846 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
The settlement was first founded in 1493. In 1927, it was renamed Zatonsk (Ukrainian: Затонськ) in honor of Volodymyr Zatonsky, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.[4] It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[1]
References
- "Teofipol, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Vinkivtsi (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011". State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Main Page". Vinkivtsi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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