Orzhiv
Orzhiv
Оржів | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Rivne Oblast |
| District |  Rivne Raion |
| Founded | 1445 |
| Town status | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Yuriy Bobrovnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 4,230 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35313 |
| Area code | +380 362 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Orzhiv (Ukrainian: Оржів) is an urban-type settlement in the Rivne Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 4,230 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2]
History
Orzhiv was first founded in the beginning of the 16th century, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959.
Geography
The town is 20 km northwest of Rivne, 61 km east of Lutsk. It counts a railway station on the Rivne-Kovel line, and is also the eastern terminus of the "Tunnel of Love", an amusement railway linking it to Klevan, surrounded by green arches.
See also
References
- ^ "Orzhiv (Rivne Oblast, Rivne Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Orzhiv, Rivne Oblast, Rivne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
External links
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