Stara Ushytsia

Stara Ushytsia
Стара Ушиця
Rural settlement
The Dnister River and surrounding Podolian landscape near Stara Ushytsia.
The Dnister River and surrounding Podolian landscape near Stara Ushytsia.
Coat of arms of Stara Ushytsia
Coat of arms
Stara Ushytsia is located in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Stara Ushytsia
Stara Ushytsia
Stara Ushytsia is located in Ukraine
Stara Ushytsia
Stara Ushytsia
Coordinates: 48°35′48″N 27°04′25″E / 48.59667°N 27.07361°E / 48.59667; 27.07361
Country Ukraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast
RaionKamianets-Podilskyi Raion
HromadaStara Ushytsia settlement hromada
Founded1144
Town status1924
Government
 • Town HeadVasyl Matskov
Area
 • Total
5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Decrease 2,057
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
32385
Area code+380 3849
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Stara Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Стара Ушиця; Yiddish: אַלט־אישיצע / אישיצע; Russian: Старая Ушица) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] Stara Ushytsia hosts the administration of Stara Ushytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The settlement's population was 2,492 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 2,057 (2022 estimate).[4]

Geography

The town is situated on the banks of the Dnister River in the Podolian landscape. It is located near the National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry".

History

The settlement was first mentioned in written documents in 1144 as Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Ушиця).[2] Ushytsia was also granted the Magdeburg rights in 1144. In 1826, the settlement was renamed to "Stara Ushytsia" (Old Ushytsia) while the settlement of Litnivtsi was renamed Nova Ushytsia (New Ushytsia).

It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1979.[2] The town houses the Stara Ushytisa Settlement Council, which was founded in 1982.[5] The council administers the town of Stara Ushytsia itself and the village of Horaivka.[5] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stara Ushytsia became a rural settlement.[6]

See also

  • Bakota, Ukraine, a former settlement near the town that houses an ancient cave monastery

References

  1. ^ "Stara Ushytsia (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stara Ushytsia, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Староушицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Stara Ushytsia Settlement Council, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.