Bilohiria

For the city in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, see Bilohirsk.
Bilohiria
Білогір'я
Urban-type settlement

View of Bilohiria with the Dominican Cathedral in the background (ca. 17th century).

Coat of arms
Bilohiria

Location of Bilohiria in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Coordinates: UA 50°00′18″N 26°24′57″E / 50.00500°N 26.41583°E / 50.00500; 26.41583Coordinates: UA 50°00′18″N 26°24′57″E / 50.00500°N 26.41583°E / 50.00500; 26.41583
Country  Ukraine
Province Khmelnytskyi Oblast
District Bilohiria Raion
Founded 1441
Town status 1960
Area
 • Total 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 236 m (774 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total Decrease 5,484
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 30200
Area code +380 3841
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Bilohiria (Ukrainian: Білогір'я, translit. Bilohir'ia) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine.[2] It serves as the administrative center of the Bilohiria Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 5,592 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 5,484 in 2012.[3]

The town is located on the banks of the Horyn River, a tributary of the Prypyat.[4] The town of Bilohiria also administers the Bilohiria Settlement Council (Ukrainian: Білогірська селищна рада), whose jurisdiction also covers the villages of Karasykha and Trostianka.[4]

History

The settlement of Liakhivtsi (Ukrainian: Ляхівці; Polish: Lachowce) was founded in 1441 on Bilohiria's modern-day territory.[2][5] The settlement received the Magdeburg rights in 1583.[6]

In 1885, Liakhivtsi was the administrative center of the Liakhivtsi volost of the Ostroh povit. During that time, the settlement's population consisted of 2,368.[7]

The Russian Empire Census of 1897 reported the town's population as 5,401. At that time, 3,890 of the inhabitants belonged to the Eastern Orthodox faith, while 1,384 were of the Jewish faith.[8]

The town was known by the name of Liakhivtsi until it was changed to Bilohiria in 1949 when its status was upgraded to that of a rural settlement.[2] In 1960, Bilohiria received the status of an urban-type settlement.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bilohiria (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Bilohiria Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bilohiria, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Bilohiria Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Main Page". Department of Statistics of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Agency of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Bilohiria in time and space". http://bilogiryanvk.ucoz.ru/ (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 May 2013. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ Yesiunin, Serhiy (March 27, 2011). "Bilohiria - pages through ancient history". Gazeta "Ye" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Belogorye". stejka.com - Tourist portal of Ukraine (in Russian). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Волости и важнѣйшія селенія Европейской Россіи. По данным обслѣдованія, произведеннаго статистическими учрежденіями Министерства Внутренних Дѣл, по порученію Статистическаго Совѣта. Изданіе Центральнаго Статистическаго Комитета. Выпускъ III. Губерніи Малороссійскія и Юго-Западныя. СанктПетербургъ. 1885. — V + 349 с.
  8. ↑ Населенныя мѣста Россійской Имперіи в 500 и болѣе жителей съ указаніем всего наличнаго въ них населенія и числа жителей преобладающихъ вѣроисповѣданій по даннымъ первой всеобщей переписи 1897 г. С-Петербург. 1905. — IX + 270 + 120 с., (стор. 1-23)

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