Vilshana
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| Vilshana Вільшана | |
|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | |
  Vilshana | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′35″N 31°12′32″E / 49.20972°N 31.20889°ECoordinates: 49°12′35″N 31°12′32″E / 49.20972°N 31.20889°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Province |
 Cherkasy Oblast |
| District |
 Horodysche Raion |
| Founded | 1598 |
| Town status | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Volodymyr Yarovyi |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,650 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 19523 |
| Area code | +380 4734 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Vilshana (Ukrainian: Вільшана) is an urban-type settlement located in the Horodysche Raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. Its population is 3,650.[1]
People from Vilshana
- Jerzy Różycki (1909-1942), Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma-machine ciphers
References
- ↑ "Vilshana, Cherkasy Oblast, Horodysche Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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