| Stepan Степань Stepań (Polish) |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Oblast |  Rivne Oblast |
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| Raion |  Sarny Raion |
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| Founded | 1861 | ||
| Town status | 1980 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Head | Volodymyr Sydorchuk | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[1] | 164 m (538 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 4,073 | ||
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 34560 | ||
| Area code | +380 3655 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Stepan (Ukrainian: Степань|; Polish: Stepań) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Rayon (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: Template:Ua-pop-est2017
The settlement is located in the historic Volhynia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the Horyn, a tributary of the Prypiat.[3]
History[]
The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290.[2] In 1900, the Jewish population of Stepan totaled 1,854.[4] During the World War II occupation of Ukraine, the Nazi German occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000 Jews were killed.[3] In 1960, Stepan acquired the status of an urban-type settlement.[2]
People from Stepan[]
See also[]
- Klesiv, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Rayon of Rivne Oblast
References[]
- ^ "Stepan (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. http://weather.in.ua/en/rovenskaja/25164. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Stepan, Rivne Oblast, Sarny Rayon" (in Ukrainian). Regions of Ukraine and their Structure. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421115451/http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=10.02.2012&rf7571=28355. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Stepan" (in Ukrainian). Castles and Churches of Ukraine. http://castles.com.ua/stepan.html. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Stepan, Ukraine". JewishGen. http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~community~-1055235. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799-1857)" (in Polish). Kalendarz Historyczny. http://www.chronologia.pl/biogram-wost17990326s0.html. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
External links[]
Media related to Category:Stepań at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Template:Rivne Oblast
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