Orzhiv
| Orzhiv Оржів | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | |||
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Transfiguration church | |||
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  Orzhiv Location of Orzhiv in Ukraine | |||
 Orzhiv | |||
| Coordinates: UA 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E / 50.75111°N 26.11861°ECoordinates: UA 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E / 50.75111°N 26.11861°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Province |
 Rivne Oblast | ||
| District |
 Rivne Raion | ||
| Founded | 1445 | ||
| Town status | 1959 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Head | Yuriy Bobrovnik | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[1] | 176 m (577 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 4,230 | ||
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 35313 | ||
| Area code | +380 362 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
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Orzhiv (Ukrainian: Оржів) is an urban-type settlement in the Rivne Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 4,230 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2]
History
Orzhiv was first founded in the beginning of the 16th century, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959.
Geography
The town is 20 km northwest of Rivne, 61 km east of Lutsk. It counts a railway station on the Rivne-Kovel line, and is also the eastern terminus of the "Tunnel of Love", an amusement railway linking it to Klevan, surrounded by green arches.
See also
References
- ↑ "Orzhiv (Rivne Oblast, Rivne Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Orzhiv, Rivne Oblast, Rivne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Orzhiv at Wikimedia Commons
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