Stepan

Stepan (Ukrainian: Степань; Polish: Stepań; Hebrew: סטפאן‎) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 4,201 (2017 est.)[3]

For a Slavic given name, see Stepan (given name). For the company, see Stepan Company.
Stepan

Степань

Stepań (in Polish)
Urban-type settlement
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Location of Stepan in Ukraine
Stepan
Stepan (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
Raion Sarny Raion
Founded1861
Town status1980
Government
 • Town HeadVolodymyr Sydorchuk
Area
 • Total3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total4,073
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34560
Area code+380 3655
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement is located in the historic Volhynia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the Horyn, a tributary of the Prypiat.[4]

History

The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290.[2] In 1900, the Jewish population of Stepan totaled 1,854.[5] During the World War II occupation of Ukraine, the Nazi German occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000 Jews were killed.[4] In 1960, Stepan acquired the status of an urban-type settlement.[2]

People from Stepan

See also
  • Klesiv, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast

References
  1. "Stepan (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Stepan, Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Stepan". Castles and Churches of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. "Stepan, Ukraine". JewishGen. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  6. "Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799-1857)". Kalendarz Historyczny (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2012.


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