Stepan
Stepan Степань Stepań (in Polish) | |||
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Urban-type settlement | |||
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Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E / 51.12833°N 26.30417°ECoordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E / 51.12833°N 26.30417°E | |||
Country |
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Oblast |
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Raion |
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Founded | 1861 | ||
Town status | 1980 | ||
Government | |||
• Town Head | Volodymyr Sydorchuk | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi) | ||
Elevation[1] | 164 m (538 ft) | ||
Population (2001) | |||
• Total | 4,073 | ||
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
Postal code | 34560 | ||
Area code | +380 3655 | ||
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Stepan (Ukrainian: Степань; Polish: Stepań; Hebrew: סטפאן) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 4,201 (2017 est.)[3]
The settlement is located in the historic Volhynia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the Horyn, a tributary of the Prypiat.[4]
History
The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290.[2] In 1900, the Jewish population of Stepan totaled 1,854.[5] During the World War II occupation of Ukraine, the Nazi German occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000 Jews were killed.[4] In 1960, Stepan acquired the status of an urban-type settlement.[2]
People from Stepan
- Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799-1857), socialist Polish revolutionary[6]
See also
- Klesiv, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast
References
- ↑ "Stepan (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Stepan, Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Stepan". Castles and Churches of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Stepan, Ukraine". JewishGen. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799-1857)". Kalendarz Historyczny (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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