Irshava
Irshava
Іршава | |
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Irshava Location of Irshava | |
Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°ECoordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Raion | Irshava Raion |
Founded | 1341 |
Incorporated | 1982 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stepan Bobyk |
Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 9,223 |
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/ |
Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district) until it was abolished in 2020. Today, the population is 9,223 (2021 est.)[1].
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]
History[]
A local newspaper is published here since October 1946.[3]
City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people.[4][5]
Demographics[]
In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[6]
- Ukrainians (98.6%)
- Russians (0.7%)
- Slovaks (0.3%)
- Hungarians (0.3%)
Native language in 2001:[7]
Natives[]
- (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]
Gallery[]
Irshava railway station
Former Great Synagogue, later - the old club
Jewish cemetery in Irshava
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ JewishGen Locality Page - Irshava, Ukraine
- ^ № 2752. «Новая жизнь» = «Нове життя» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.361
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ Иршава // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.505
- ^ 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[]
- Cities in Zakarpattia Oblast
- Cities of district significance in Ukraine
- Zakarpattia Oblast geography stubs