Rozhyshche

Rozhyshche
Рожи́ще
Rożyszcze (in Polish)
City
St.Michael Church in Rozhyshche (1920)

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Rozhyshche
Rozhyshche
Coordinates: 50°54′47″N 25°16′12″E / 50.91306°N 25.27000°E / 50.91306; 25.27000Coordinates: 50°54′47″N 25°16′12″E / 50.91306°N 25.27000°E / 50.91306; 25.27000
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Volyn Oblast
Raion Rozhyshche Raion
Government
  Mayor Vjacheslav Polishchuk
Elevation 182 m (597 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 13,245[1]
Website http://mrada.org.ua/

Rožýšče (Ukrainian: Рожи́ще, Polish: Rożyszcze, Yiddish: ראזשישטש Rozhishch) is a town in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as an administrative center of Rozhyshche Raion. Population: 13,245(2015 est.)[1] Before the holocaust 80 precent of the population was jews, and after the war all the survivors leave the town.

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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