Haisyn

Haisyn Гайсин
Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion	Haisyn Raion
Founded	1545
City status	1744
Population (2013)
• Total	25,855
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Haisyn or Haysyn (Ukrainian: Га́йсин, Haysyn; Polish: Hajsyn; Russian: Га́йсин, Gaysin) is a town in central Ukraine, the administrative center of the Haisyn Raion in Vinnytsia Oblast. Population: 25,855 (2013 est.)^[1]. It is located in the eastern part of the historical region of Podolia.

Hajsyn was first mentioned in 1545. Since 1566 it was part of the Bracław Voivodeship of Poland. In 1744, King Augustus III granted Hajsyn city rights. It was a royal city of Poland. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 it was annexed by the Russian Empire.

Gallery

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  Former hotel building in Haisyn

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  Historic villa

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  Haisyn gymnasium

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  Second World War memorial

References

External links

• The murder of the Jews of Haisyn during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Administrative divisions of Vinnytsia Oblast Administrative center: Vinnytsia Raions Bar Bershad Chechelnyk Chernivtsi Haisyn Illintsi Kalynivka Khmilnyk Koziatyn Kryzhopil Lityn Lypovets Mohyliv-Podilskyi Murovani Kurylivtsi Nemyriv Orativ Pishchanka Pohrebyshche Sharhorod Teplyk Tomashpil Trostianets Tulchyn Tyvriv Vinnytsia Yampil Zhmerynka Cities Regional Khmilnyk Koziatyn Ladyzhyn Mohyliv-Podilskyi Vinnytsia Zhmerynka District Bar Bershad Haisyn Hnivan Illintsi Kalynivka Lypovets Nemyriv Pohrebyshche Sharhorod Tulchyn Yampil Urban-type settlements Category:Vinnytsia Oblast

Coordinates: 48°48′37″N 29°23′3″E / 48.81028°N 29.38417°E / 48.81028; 29.38417