Vinkivtsi
Vinkivtsi (Ukrainian: Віньківці) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[1] It serves as the administrative center of the Vinkivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,937 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[1] and 6,093 (2020 est.)[3]
Vinkivtsi
Віньківці | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| District | Vinkivtsi Raion |
| Founded | 1493 |
| Town status | 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Vasyl Ananchuk[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  6,093 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 32500 |
| Area code | +380 3846 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
The settlement was first founded in 1493. In 1927, it was renamed Zatonsk (Ukrainian: Затонськ) in honor of Volodymyr Zatonsky, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.[4] It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[1]
References
- "Teofipol, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Vinkivtsi (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Main Page". Vinkivtsi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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