Stara Vyzhivka (Ukrainian: Стара Вижівка, Polish: Wyżwa Stara) is a rural settlement in Volyn Oblast (province), located in the historic region of the Volhynia. It is an administrative seat of the Stara Vyzhivka Raion. Population: 5,058 (2022 estimate)[1]

Stara Vyzhivka
Transfiguration Church (wooden) in Stara Vyzhivka (XVIII cent. A.D.)
Transfiguration Church (wooden) in Stara Vyzhivka (XVIII cent. A.D.)
Flag of Stara Vyzhivka
Coat of arms of Stara Vyzhivka
Stara Vyzhivka is located in Volyn Oblast
Stara Vyzhivka
Stara Vyzhivka
Location in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Stara Vyzhivka is located in Ukraine
Stara Vyzhivka
Stara Vyzhivka
Stara Vyzhivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°26′N 24°26′E / 51.433°N 24.433°E / 51.433; 24.433
Country Ukraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
HromadaStara Vyzhivka settlement hromada
First mentioned1508
Area
 • Total
4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
5,058
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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Until 26 January 2024, Stara Vyzhivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stara Vyzhivka became a rural settlement.[2]

People

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  • Yaktak (born 2005), Ukrainian singer and songwriter[3]

References

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  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ Наталія Легка (2019-07-13). "Соловейко з Волині Ярослав Карпук спочатку навчився співати, а потім — говорити". Вісник. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23.
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