Trostianets, Vinnytsia Oblast
Trostianets (Ukrainian: Тростянець) is a rural settlement in Vinnytsia Oblast (province), Ukraine, located in the historic region of Podilia. It was formerly the administrative seat of Trostianets Raion, but is now administered within Haisyn Raion. The town is located on the Trostianets River, which is a tributary of the Southern Bug. The estimated population in 2022 was 7,257 (2022 estimate).
History
Trostianets was 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.
Until 26 January 2024, Trostianets was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Trostianets became a rural settlement.
Notable residents
- 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
- Trostyanets (p. 423) at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation.
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.
Further reading
- Weiner, Miriam; Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with); Moldovan State Archives (in cooperation with) (1999). "Chapter 11: Town Clips: Trostyanets." Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories . Secaucus, NJ: Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation. p. 423. ISBY 978-0-96-565081-6. OCLC 607423469.
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