Vyzhnytsia

Vyzhnytsia (/ˈvɪʒnɪts(j)ə/; Ukrainian: Ви́жниця [ˈwɪʒnɪtsʲɐ]; German: Wischnitz; Polish: Wyżnica; Romanian: Vijnița; Russian: Вижница, romanized: Vizhnitsa; Yiddish: וויזשניץ‎, romanized: Vizhnitz) is a town located in the historical region of Bukovina, on the Cheremosh River in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia Raion. Vyzhnytsia hosts the administration of Vyzhnytsia urban hromada, one of the amalgamated hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 3,917 (2020 est.)[2]

Vyzhnytsia

Вижниця
Town
Flag
Coat of arms
Vyzhnytsia
Location within Ukraine
Vyzhnytsia
Vyzhnytsia (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°15′0″N 25°11′30″E
CountryUkraine
OblastChernivtsi Oblast
DistrictVyzhnytsia Raion
Founded1158
Government
 • MayorAlex G. Chepil
Area
 • Land9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
356 m (1,168 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,917
Zip Code
59200
Area code(s)+380-3730
Websitevnmiscrada.gov.ua

History

In Judaism the town is known as having been the original center of the Hassidic sect bearing its Yiddish name (וויזשניץ‎ Vizhnitz). The town's Jewish community was decimated in the Holocaust and most survivors did not return, but the flourishing Vizhnitz Hassidic community in Israel and elsewhere continues to keep the name.

Until World War I, the town was named Wischnitz and was part of Austria-Hungary.

It has been a city since 1940.[3]

A local newspaper is published in the city since February 1945.[4]

In January 1989 the population was 5708 people.[5][3]

In 2011 a security checkpoint "Vyzhnytsia" was built here.[6]

In January 2013 the population was 4207 people.[7]

Transport

Notable people
  • St Michael's Church
  • St Peter and Paul Catholic Church
  • St Demetrius Church
  • Holy Trinity Church
  • City Hall
  • Old city of Vyzhnytsia
  • Children's art house
  • Vyzhnytsia cinema

Nearby towns

References
  1. "Вижницкая городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. Вижница // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.218
  4. № 3265. Советская Верховина // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 – 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., "Книжная палата", 1994. стр.426
  5. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru.
  6. Где в Украине расположены стационарные посты ДПС ГАИ // еженедельник "2000" от 7 мая 2012
  7. "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.108" (PDF).

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