Vashkivtsi (Ukrainian: Вашківці, IPA: [ˈwɑʃkiu̯tsʲi]; Romanian: Vășcăuți; German: Waschkautz; Russian: Вашковцы, romanized: Vaškovcy) is a city in Vyzhnytsia Raion of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of Vashkivtsi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 5,215 (2022 estimate).[1]
Vashkivtsi
Вашківці | |
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 Saint Nicholas Church | |
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  Vashkivtsi .svg) Vashkivtsi | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′31″N 25°29′52″E / 48.37528°N 25.49778°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast |
| Raion | Vyzhnytsia Raion |
| Hromada | Vashkivtsi urban hromada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mykola Perch |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 5,215 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 59210-212 |
| Area code | +380 3730 |
| Website | http://www.vashkivtsi.com/ |
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One village is administered by the town, Voloka (Ukrainian: Волока, Romanian: Voloca).
History
editThe name of the town comes from the personal name Vas'ko. The first written mention of Vashkivtsi dates back to the 15th century, in the 1430s.[3]
Settlement established in 1903 as Waskoutz am Czeremosz within the Austro-Hungarian Duchy of Bukovina.
In January 1989, the population was 5811 people.[7][6]
In January 2013, the population was 5406 people.[8]
Transport
editNotable people
edit- John Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer, Senator and father of Ray Hnatyshyn, the twenty-fourth Governor General of Canada.
- Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer and songwriter, who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, placing seventh; her father is from Vashkivtsi.
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Вашковская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Історія Вашківців". Історико-краєзнавчий портрет Чернівецької області (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b Вашковцы // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 4. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971. стр.345
- ^ a b Вашковцы // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.199
- ^ a b c Вашковцы // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.198
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.108" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2019-08-03.