Orativ
Orativ (Ukrainian: Оратів, Polish: Oratów) is a rural settlement in Vinnytsia Oblast, located in the historic region of Podillia, Ukraine. It was the administrative seat of the former Orativ Raion. Until 1984 Orativ was a village. Population: 2,694 (2022 estimate)
Orativ was the birthplace of the 3rd Prime Minister of Israel Levi Eshkol.
History
Historical affiliations
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1448–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1672
Ottoman Empire 1672–1699
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1699–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic 1917–1920
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
Until the Partitions of Poland Oratów was part of the Bracław Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.
Until 26 January 2024, Orativ was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Orativ became a rural settlement.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
External links
- Orativ at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
- The murder of the Jews of Orativ during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.