Haisyn

Haisyn
Гайсин

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Haisyn
Haisyn
Coordinates: 48°48′37″N 29°23′3″E / 48.81028°N 29.38417°E / 48.81028; 29.38417Coordinates: 48°48′37″N 29°23′3″E / 48.81028°N 29.38417°E / 48.81028; 29.38417
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion Haisyn Raion
Founded 1545
City status 1744
Population (2015)
  Total 25,920[1]
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Haisyn or Haysyn (Ukrainian: Га́йсин, Haysyn; Polish: Hajsyn; Russian: Га́йсин, Gaysin) is a town in central Ukraine, the administrative center of the Haisyn Raion in Vinnytsia Oblast. Its population is 25,920.(2015 est.)[1] It is located in the eastern part of the historical region of Podolia.

Hajsyn was first mentioned in 1545. Since 1566 it was part of the Bracław Voivodeship of Poland. In 1744, King Augustus III granted Hajsyn city rights. It was a royal city of Poland. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 it was annexed by the Russian Empire.

References

  1. 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.


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