Horokhiv
| Horokhiv | ||
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| City | ||
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Horokhiv District administration | ||
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  Horokhiv | ||
| Coordinates: 50°29′58″N 24°45′54″E / 50.49944°N 24.76500°ECoordinates: 50°29′58″N 24°45′54″E / 50.49944°N 24.76500°E | ||
| Country | Ukraine | |
| Oblast (province) | Volyn | |
| Raion (district) | Horokhiv | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Viktor Hodyk | |
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 9,186 | |
Horokhiv (Ukrainian: Горохів, Polish: Horochów, Yiddish: ארכעוו, Russian: Горохов) is a town in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Horokhiv Raion. Population: 9,093 (2013 est.)[1].
The first written mention of it was in 1240 in the Hypatian Codex.
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Ascension Church (1844)
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Ascension Church bell tower (1844)
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Ascension Church entrance fresco
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Ascension chapel (1871)
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Monument of Taras Shevchenko
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WW2 Memorial
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Mass graves of WW2 warriors
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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