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Irshava

Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°E / 48.30000; 23.05000
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Irshava
Іршава
City of district significance
Irshava skyline
Irshava skyline
Coat of arms of Irshava
Coat of arms
Irshava is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Irshava
Irshava
Location of Irshava
Irshava is located in Ukraine
Irshava
Irshava
Irshava (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°E / 48.30000; 23.05000
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
RaionIrshava Raion
Founded1341
Incorporated1982
Government
 • MayorStepan Bobyk
Elevation
134 m (440 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total9,245
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90100
Area code+380-3144
ClimateCfb
Websitehttp://irshava.com.ua/

Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава, Yiddish: אורשיווא) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district). Population: 9,245 (2016 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]

Demographics

In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[3]

Native language in 2001:[4]

Natives

Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov [active in Prague Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue, studied in yeshiva situated of Trnava]

See also

Gallery

  • Irshava railway station
    Irshava railway station
  • Former Great Synagogue, later - the old club
    Former Great Synagogue, later - the old club
  • Jewish cemetery in Irshava
    Jewish cemetery in Irshava

References

  1. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ JewishGen Locality Page - Irshava, Ukraine
  3. ^ About number and composition population of ZAKARPATTIA REGION by data All-Ukrainian population census '2001 Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ All-Ukrainian population census

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