Vinkivtsi

Vinkivtsi (Ukrainian: Віньківці) is an urban-type settlement in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[1] It serves as the administrative center of the Vinkivtsi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,937 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[1] and 6,093 (2020 est.)[3]

Vinkivtsi Віньківці
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
District	Vinkivtsi Raion
Founded	1493
Town status	1957
Government
• Town Head	Vasyl Ananchuk[1]
Area
• Total	11.45 km^2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,093
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	32500
Area code	+380 3846
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement was first founded in 1493. In 1927, it was renamed Zatonsk (Ukrainian: Затонськ) in honor of Volodymyr Zatonsky, a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR.[4] It received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[1]

References

1. "Teofipol, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
2. "Vinkivtsi (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vinkivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
4. "Main Page". Vinkivtsi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.