Netishyn

Netishyn
Нетішин
Niecieszyn
Нетешин
Prospect Independence

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Netishyn
Location of Netishyn in Ukraine
Netishyn
Netishyn (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°21′0″N 26°38′0″E / 50.35000°N 26.63333°E / 50.35000; 26.63333Coordinates: 50°21′0″N 26°38′0″E / 50.35000°N 26.63333°E / 50.35000; 26.63333
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Khmelnytskyi Oblast
First mention date 1542
Status 1984
Area
  Total 24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi)
Population (2016)
  Total Increase 37,014 [1]
  Density 1,498.54/km2 (3,881.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 30100
Area code(s) +380-3842
Website http://netishynrada.gov.ua/

Netishyn (Ukrainian: Нетішин, Russian: Нетешин, Polish: Niecieszyn) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province), in the west of Ukraine. Located on the Horyn River this city of oblast subordinance has a population of 34,267.

Netishyn is the site of the Khmelnitskiy Nuclear Power Plant.

History

Historical affiliations

Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1542–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
 Russian Empire 1793–1917
Republic of Poland 1919–1920
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
   Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
 Ukraine 1991–present

Notable people of Netishyn

  • Mykola Oliynyk — powerlifting champion
  • Tetyana Skrypka — powerlifting champion
  • Oleksandr Kutcher — powerlifting champion
  • Olena Dmytruk — powerlifting champion
  • Oksana Dmytruk — powerlifting champion
  • Alina Komashchuk — champion fencer
  • Dariya Nedashkovska — fencer
  • Olha Zhovnir — champion fencer
  • Halyna Pundyk — champion fencer
  • Ivan Vasylchuk — champion sambo
  • Dmytro Babiychuk — champion sambo
  • Valeriy Fedorchuk — footballer

References

  1. Статистичний збірник «Чисельність наявного населення України» на 1 січня 2016 року (PDF(zip)) (in Ukrainian)
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