Stepan

Stepan (Ukrainian: Степань; Polish: Stepań; Hebrew: סטפאן) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 4,081 (2021 est.)[3]

Stepan
Степань
Stepań (in Polish)
Stepan
Location of Stepan in Ukraine
Stepan
Stepan (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
Raion Sarny Raion
Founded1861
Town status1980
Government
  Town HeadVolodymyr Sydorchuk
Area
  Total3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total4,073
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34560
Area code+380 3655
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement is located in the historic Volhynia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the Horyn, a tributary of the Prypiat.[4]

History

The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290.[2] In 1900, the Jewish population of Stepan totaled 1,854.[5] During the World War II occupation of Ukraine, the Nazi German occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000 Jews were killed.[4] 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 Raion of Rivne Oblast

References

  1. "Stepan (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Stepan, Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  4. "Stepan". Castles and Churches of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. "Stepan, Ukraine". JewishGen. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  6. "Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799-1857)". Kalendarz Historyczny (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2012.


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