Irshava Іршава | |
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City of district significance | |
) Irshava skyline | |
) Coat of arms | |
)  Irshava Location of Irshava ) Irshava Irshava (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 23°03′00″E / 48.30000°N 23.05000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Irshava Raion |
| Founded | 1341 |
| Incorporated | 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stepan Bobyk |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,259 |
| 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).
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.[1]
History
A local newspaper is published here since October 1946.[2]
City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people.[3][4]
Demographics
In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[5]
- Ukrainians (98.6%)
- Russians (0.7%)
- Slovaks (0.3%)
- Hungarians (0.3%)
Native language in 2001:[6]
Today, the population is 9,259 (2020 est.)[7].
Natives
- Ivanna Bagová (born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho Slovakia
- Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov [active in Prague Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue, studied in yeshiva situated of Trnava]
Gallery
Irshava railway station
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Former Great Synagogue, later - the old club
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Jewish cemetery in Irshava
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See also
References
- ^ JewishGen Locality Page - Irshava, Ukraine
- ^ № 2752. «Новая жизнь» = «Нове життя» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.361
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ Иршава // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.505
- ^ About number and composition population of ZAKARPATTIA REGION by data All-Ukrainian population census '2001 Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ All-Ukrainian population census
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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