Stara Ushytsia

Stara Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Стара Ушиця, Yiddish: אַלט־אישיצע / אישיצע‎, Russian: Старая Ушица) is an urban-type settlement in the Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion (district) of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 2,492 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 2,338 in 2011.[3]

Stara Ushytsia

Стара Ушиця
Urban-type settlement
The Dnister River and surrounding Podolian landscape near Stara Ushytsia.
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°35′48″N 27°04′25″E
Country Ukraine
ProvinceKhmelnytskyi Oblast
DistrictKamianets-Podilskyi Raion
Founded1144
Town status1924
Government
 • Town HeadVasyl Matskov
Area
 • Total5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 2,338
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
32385
Area code+380 3849
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Geography

The town is situated on the banks of the Dnister River in the Podolian landscape. It is located near the National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry".

History

The settlement was first mentioned in written documents in 1144 as Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Ушиця).[2] Ushytsia was also granted the Magdeburg rights in 1144. In 1826, the settlement was renamed to "Stara Ushytsia" (Old Ushytsia) while the settlement of Litnivtsi was renamed Nova Ushytsia (New Ushytsia).

It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1979.[2] The town houses the Stara Ushytisa Settlement Council, which was founded in 1982.[4] The council administers the town of Stara Ushytsia itself and the village of Horaivka.[4]

See also
  • Bakota, Ukraine, a former settlement near the town that houses an ancient cave monastery

References
  1. "Stara Ushytsia (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. "Stara Ushytsia, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. "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 7 February 2013.
  4. "Stara Ushytsia Settlement Council, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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