Klesiv

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klesiv
Клесів
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Klesiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Klesiv
Coat of arms
Klesiv is located in Rivne Oblast
Klesiv
Klesiv
Location of Klesiv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E / 51.31750°N 26.89472°E / 51.31750; 26.89472Coordinates: 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E / 51.31750°N 26.89472°E / 51.31750; 26.89472
Country Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
RaionFlag of Sarnenskyj.jpg Sarny Raion
Founded1902
Town status1940
Government
 • Town HeadViktor Buinyi
Area
 • Total6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
157 m (515 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,634
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34550
Area code+380 3655
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Klesiv (Ukrainian: Клесів; Polish: Klesów) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Population: 4,634 (2020 est.)[2]

History[]

Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a settlement in the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.

In the Second Polish Republic Klesów was part of Volhynian Voivodeship. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.

Since July 1941 until January 1944 it was occupied by Axis troops.

In January 1989 the population was 5107 people.[3]

In 2013 the population was 4639 people.[4]

Amber[]

There are placer deposits of amber near Klesiv.[5]

See also[]

  • Stepan, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast

References[]

  1. ^ "Klesiv (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  4. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.91
  5. ^ James Marson (June 3, 2016). "Lure of Amber Pits Ukraine's Illegal Miners Against State". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


Stub icon

This article about a location in Rivne Oblast is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""