Orzhiv
Orzhiv (Ukrainian: Оржів) is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,230 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 3,874 (2020 est.)[3]
Orzhiv
Оржів | |
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Transfiguration church | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Orzhiv Location of Orzhiv in Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E | |
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/ |
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.
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.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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