Klesiv
Klesiv (Ukrainian: Клесів; Polish: Klesów) is an urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Population: 4,566 (2022 estimate).[2]
Klesiv
Клесів | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Klesiv Location of Klesiv in Ukraine  Klesiv Klesiv (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′03″N 26°53′41″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Rivne Oblast |
| Raion |  Sarny Raion |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Town status | 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Viktor Buinyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 4,566 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 34550 |
| Area code | +380 3655 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
History
Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a settlement in the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.
In the Second Polish Republic Klesów was part of Volhynian Voivodeship. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.
Since July 1941 until January 1944 it was occupied by Axis troops.
In January 1989 the population was 5107 people.[3]
In 2013 the population was 4639 people.[4]
Amber
There are placer deposits of amber near Klesiv.[5]
See also
- Stepan, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast
References
- "Klesiv (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.91
- James Marson (June 3, 2016). "Lure of Amber Pits Ukraine's Illegal Miners Against State". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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