Stara Ushytsia
Stara Ushytsia
Стара Ушиця | |
|---|---|
 The Dnister River and surrounding Podolian landscape near Stara Ushytsia. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Stara Ushytsia .svg) Stara Ushytsia | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′48″N 27°04′25″E / 48.59667°N 27.07361°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Stara Ushytsia settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1144 |
| Town status | 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Vasyl Matskov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total |  2,057 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 32385 |
| Area code | +380 3849 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Stara Ushytsia (Template:Lang-uk; Yiddish: אַלט־אישיצע / אישיצע; Russian: Старая Ушица) is an urban-type settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] Stara Ushytsia hosts the administration of Stara Ushytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The settlement's population was 2,492 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 2,057 (2022 estimate).[4]
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 (Template:Lang-uk).[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.[5] The council administers the town of Stara Ushytsia itself and the village of Horaivka.[5]
See also
- Bakota, Ukraine, a former settlement near the town that houses an ancient cave monastery
References
- ^ "Stara Ushytsia (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "Староушицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
Media related to Category:Stara Ushytsa at Wikimedia Commons
