Luzhany
Luzhany
Лужани | |
|---|---|
 Luzhany Voznesenska church | |
  Luzhany Location of Luzhany in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′47″N 25°45′43″E / 48.36306°N 25.76194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Chernivtsi Oblast |
| District |  Kitsman Raion |
| Founded | 1452 |
| Town status | 1968 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Nataliya Katriuk |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 59342 |
| Area code | +380 3736 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Luzhany (Ukrainian: Лужани, Romanian: Lujeni, Yiddish: לוזשאן) is an urban-type settlement in Kitsman Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.
Description
The settlement lies on the banks of the Prut River, about 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of the regional capital Chernivtsi. As of the 2001 census, the town's population is 4,744.[2] Current population: 4,894 (2015 est.)[3]
First mentioned in a 1452 deed, Luzhany belonged to the Danubian Principality of Moldavia until 1774/75, when upon the Russo-Turkish War its northwestern parts (the Bukovina) were ceded to the Habsburg Monarchy. Incorporated into the Austrian Duchy of Bukovina from 1849, the area fell to Greater Romania after World War I. In 1940, the Romanian state agreed to cede Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, as provided for by the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. Luzhany became part of independent Ukraine in 1991.
People from Luzhany
- Vladimir Katriuk (1921 – 2015), Canadian man of Ukrainian ancestry, accused of war crimes
- Yuriy Shelepnytskyi (born 1965), Ukrainian professional football coach and former player for FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Luzhany (Chernivtsi Oblast, Kitsman Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Luzhany, Chernivtsi Oblast, Kitsman Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Shelepnytskyi, Yuriy". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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