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Horokhiv

Coordinates: 50°29′58″N 24°45′54″E / 50.49944°N 24.76500°E / 50.49944; 24.76500
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Horokhiv
Горохів
Horochów Template:Pl icon
City
Horokhiv District administration
Horokhiv District administration
Coat of arms of Horokhiv
Coat of arms
Horokhiv is located in Volyn Oblast
Horokhiv
Horokhiv
Horokhiv is located in Ukraine
Horokhiv
Horokhiv
Coordinates: 50°29′58″N 24°45′54″E / 50.49944°N 24.76500°E / 50.49944; 24.76500
Country Ukraine
Oblast Volyn Oblast
RaionHorokhiv Raion
Government
 • MayorViktor Hodyk
Elevation
213 m (699 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total9,165[1]

Horokhiv (Ukrainian: Горохів, Polish: Horochów, Yiddish: ארכעוו Arkhev, Russian: Горохов) is a town in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Horokhiv Raion. Population: 9,165 (2015 est.)[1]

History

The first written mention of it was in 1240 in the Hypatian Codex.

Gallery

  • Ascension Church (1844)
    Ascension Church (1844)
  • Ascension Church bell tower (1844)
    Ascension Church bell tower (1844)
  • Ascension Church entrance fresco
    Ascension Church entrance fresco
  • Ascension chapel (1871)
    Ascension chapel (1871)
  • World War II Memorial
    World War II Memorial
  • Mass graves of World War II warriors
    Mass graves of World War II warriors

References

  1. ^ a b "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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