Trostianets, Vinnytsia Oblast
Trostianets (Polish: Trościaniec) is an urban settlement (town) in Vinnytsia Oblast (province), Ukraine, located in the historic region of Podilia. It is an administrative seat of Trostianets Raion. The town is located on the Trostianets River, which is a tributary of the Southern Bug. The estimated population in 2020 was 7,496 (2020 est.)[1] .
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Coordinates: 48°31′N 29°14′E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Vinnytsia Oblast |
District | Trostianets Raion |
First mentioned | 1598 |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,496 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Trostianets is first mentioned in 1598. Historically, it was known as Adamhorod (Adamgrod), and was a private town in Poland, located in the Bracław Voivodeship, owned by the House of Potocki.
Born in Trostianets
Mendel Osherowitch - Jewish journalist and writer, a witness of Holodomor.
External links
- Trostianets at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
- Trostianets at the Verkhovna Rada website
- Trostianets
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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