Irshava

Irshava
Іршава
City of district significance
Irshava skyline

Coat of arms
Irshava
Location of Irshava
Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°E / 48.30000; 23.05000Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°E / 48.30000; 23.05000
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion Irshava Raion
Founded 1341
Incorporated 1982
Government
 • Mayor Stepan Bobyk
Elevation 134 m (440 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 9,245
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 90100
Area code(s) +380-3144
Climate Cfb
Website http://irshava.com.ua/

Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава, Yiddish: אורשיווא‎) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district). Population: 9,245 (2016 est.)[1].

Names

There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Иршава, Russian: Иршава, Hungarian: Ilosva, German: Irschawa, Slovak: Iršava, Romanian: Iloșva, Polish: Irszawa, and Yiddish: Orsheve‎.[2]

Demographics

In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[3]

Native language in 2001:[4]

Natives

Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov [active in Prague Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue, studied in yeshiva situated of Trnava]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ↑ JewishGen Locality Page - Irshava, Ukraine
  3. ↑ About number and composition population of ZAKARPATTIA REGION by data All-Ukrainian population census '2001 Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ All-Ukrainian population census


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