Pohrebyshche Raion

Template:Infobox Ukrainian raion Pohrebyshche Raion (Ukrainian: Погребищенський район, translit. Pohrebyschens'kyi raion) is a raion (district) of Vinnytsia Oblast in west-central Ukraine. The administrative center of the district is the town of Pohrebyshche. Population: 30,675 (2015 est.)

Geography

Pohrebyshche Raion is situated on the Podillian forest-steppe area in the north-eastern part of Vinnytsia Oblast. To the north it borders Zhytomyr Oblast (Ruzhyn Raion) and to the east Kiev Oblast (Skvyra Raion, Volodarka Raion, Tetiiv Raion). The Ros River finds its source in the village of Ordyntsi in the Pohrebyshche Raion.

History

Pohrebyshche Raion was formed on March 7, 1923 as a part of Kiev Governorate, but on February 27, 1932 it was included in the newly formed Vinnytsia Oblast. Although the area of the raion has changed over the years. The biggest change was in 1963 when Plyskiv Raion was dissolved.

Subdivisions

There are one town, 57 villages and five minor settlements in the Pohrebyshche Raion. There are one city council and 26 village councils.

Town

• Pohrebyshche (Погребище)

Villages

Adamivka (Адамівка) Andrushivka (Андрушівка) Babyntsi (Бабинці) Barvinkove (Барвінкове) Bilashky (Білашки) Bistryk (Бистрик) Bohatyr (Богатир) Borschahivka (Борщагівка) Bukhny (Бухни) Bulai (Булаї) Burkivtsi (Бурківці) Chapaievka (Чапаєвка) Cheremoshne (Черемошне) Dovhalivka (Довгалівка) Dovzhok (Довжок) Dziunkiv (Дзюньків) Hopchytsia (Гопчиця) Ivanky (Іваньки) Krupoderyntsi (Круподеринці) Kuleshiv (Кулешів) Kuriantsi (Кур'янці) Levkivka (Левківка) Lischyntsi (Ліщинці) Malynky (Малинки) Monchyn (Мончин) Morozivka (Морозівка) Novofastiv (Новофастів) Obozivka (Обозівка) Ocheretnia (Очеретня)

Ordyntsi (Ординці) Ozerna (Озерна) Pariivka (Паріївка) Pavlivka (Павлівка) Pedosy (Педоси) Plyskiv (Плисків) Rozkopane (Розкопане) Sarazhyntsi (Саражинці) Shyrmivka (Ширмівка) Skybyntsi (Скибинці) Smarzhyntsi (Смаржинці) Snizhna (Сніжна) Sopyn (Сопин) Sosnivka (Соснівка) Spychyntsi (Спичинці) Stanylivka (Станилівка) Starostyntsi (Старостинці) Stepanky (Степанки) Svytyntsi (Свитинці) Talalai (Талалаї) Travneve (Травневе) Vasylkivtsi (Васильківці) Veselivka (Веселівка) Vyshnivka (Вишнівка) Yunashky (Юнашки) Zadorozhnie (Задорожнє) Zbarzhivka (Збаржівка) Zhovtneve (Жовтневе)

Famous people from Pohrebyshche Raion

• S. Aliekseiev, writer
• A. Kocherha, opera singer
• N. Prysiazhniuk, ethnographer
• Valentyn Rechmedin, writer, journalist
• M. Sokolovskyi, guitarist
• Michał Tyszkiewicz, diplomat
• H. Yablonska, folk artist
• Ivan Yerofeiv, writer
• Ivan Zaianchkovskyi, scientist, writer

See also

• Administrative divisions of Vinnytsia Oblast

References

Sources

• Nina Hnatiuk: Vinnytchyna. (Kiev 1998). ISBN 966-95200-2-9.
• Petro Tronko: Istoriya mist i sil Ukrainskoi RSR. Vinnytska oblast. (Kiev 1972).
• Pohrebyschenskyi Raion's page at Verkhovna Rada