Schmerynka
Schmerynka | ||
Жмеринка | ||
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Oblast : | Vinnytsia Oblast | |
Rajon : | District-free city | |
Height : | 326 m | |
Area : | 18.26 km² | |
Residents : | 34,498 (2019) | |
Population density : | 1,889 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 23100 | |
Area code : | +380 4332 | |
Geographic location : | 49 ° 3 ' N , 28 ° 6' E | |
KOATUU : | 510300000 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 city | |
Mayor : | Anatoliy Kuschnir | |
Address: | вул. Центральна 4 23100 м. Жмеринка |
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Website : | http://www.zhmerinka-adm.gov.ua/ | |
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Schmerynka ( Ukrainian Жмеринка ; Russian Жмеринка Schmerinka , Polish Żmerynka ) is a city in western Ukraine . It is located in the Vinnytsia Oblast and is the administrative center of the Shmerynka Raion with about 35,000 inhabitants . Schmerynka has had official town charter since 1903, and has since developed into an important transport center in the region due to its location at a railway junction and is the second largest city in the oblast after Vinnytsia .
The present city originated in the 18th century and developed rapidly after the construction of several railway lines in the 19th century, which had their junction here. In 1903 it was granted city rights. At that time it was located in the Russian Empire in the Podolia Governorate and then joined the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union . During the Second World War the place was occupied by Romania and annexed to Transnistria under the name Șmerinca . After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the city became part of the independent Ukraine.
Population development
Since the end of the Soviet Union , Shmerynka, like many small towns in Ukraine, has experienced a sharp decline in population. Compared to 1989, the population decreased by over 15% by 2016.
- 41,080 (1989)
- 37,349 (2001)
- 36,684 (2005)
- 34,992 (2016)
Town twinning
- Şəki , Azerbaijan
- Skarżysko-Kamienna , Poland
- Sędziszów Małopolski , Poland
Personalities
- Jan Brzechwa (1898–1966), Polish poet
- Mykola Liwyzkyj (1907–1989), 3rd President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile
Web links
- Entry on the place in the geographical directory of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic countries
- Website about the city
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population of cities in Ukraine on pop-stat.mashke.org