Irshava

Irshava

Irshava

City in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine


Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава; Hungarian: Ilosva) is a town located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district) until it was abolished in 2020 and was merged with Khust Raion. Today, the population is 9,163 (2022 estimate).[1]

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Names

There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Иршава, Russian: Иршава, Hungarian: Ilosva, German: Irschawa, Slovak: Iršava, Romanian: Iloșva, Polish: Irszawa, and Yiddish: Orsheve.[2]

History

The Hasidic Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (later of Satmar) lived in Irshava twice, between 1911 and 1914, and again between 1922 and 1925. He established a yeshiva there.

A local newspaper is published here since October 1946.[3]

City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people.[4][5]

Demographics

In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[6]

Native language in 2001:[7]

Notable people

See also

Zakarpattia Oblast


References

  1. 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.
  2. № 2752. «Новая жизнь» = «Нове життя» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.361
  3. Иршава // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.505



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