Starokostiantyniv ( uk, Старокостянтинів; pl, Starokonstantynów, or ''Konstantynów''; yi, אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין ''Alt Konstantin'') is a
city
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in
Khmelnytskyi Raion
Khmelnytskyi Raion ( uk, Хмельницький район, ) is one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Khmelnytskyi. Its populati ...
,
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...
(
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
) of western
Ukraine
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. It hosts the administration of
Starokostiantyniv urban hromada
Starokostiantyniv ( uk, Старокостянтинів; pl, Starokonstantynów, or ''Konstantynów''; yi, אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין ''Alt Konstantin'') is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ...
, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
Population:
History
Starokostiantyniv was founded in the 16th century when
Konstanty Ostrogski
Konstanty Iwanowicz Ostrogski (c. 1460 – 10 August 1530; lt, Konstantinas Ostrogiškis; uk, Костянтин Іванович Острозький, translit=Kostiantyn Ivanovych Ostrozkyi; be, Канстантын Іванавіч Ас ...
built a fortress at the village of
Kolishchentsi. The surviving
Starokostiantyniv Castle
The Starokostiantynivmean ''Old Constantine'' Castle is a Volhynian castle built at the confluence of the Sluch and Ikopot' rivers by Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski in the 1560s.
The castle of Starokostiantyniv withstood many attacks by the ...
was constructed by his son between 1561 and 1571. The village grew into a town which became known as "Old Constantine's Town" (''Kostiantyniv Staryi'') to prevent confusion with "New Constantine's Town" in the vicinity. It became a
private town
A private town is a town owned by a private person or a family.
History of Private Towns in Poland
In the history of Poland, private towns (''miasta prywatne'') were towns within the lands owned by magnates, bishops, knights, princes, etc.
A ...
of Poland, owned by the
Ostrogski family
The House of Ostrogski ( pl, Ostrogscy, lt, Ostrogiškiai, ua, Острозькі - ''Ostroz'ki'') was one of the more prominent families in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The fa ...
. It was part of Polish
Volhynian Voivodeship. 1648 saw the
Battle of Starokostiantyniv
The Battle of Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: ''Битва під Старокостянтиновим,'' Polish: ''Bitwa pod Starokonstantynowem;'' 26–28 July 1648) was fought between the Zaporozhian Host against the Polish–Lithuanian Common ...
.
In 1939, 6,743 Jews were living in the city, accounting for 31 percent of the total population. The Jewish community was murdered in mass executions perpetrated from August 1941 until November 1942.
Until 18 July 2020, Starokostiantyniv was incorporated as a
city of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of
Starokostiantyniv Raion
Starokostiantyniv Raion ( uk, Старокостянтинівський район, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Starok ...
though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three, the city of Starokostiantyniv was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.
Notable residents
*
Abraham Goldfaden
Abraham Goldfaden (Yiddish: אַבֿרהם גאָלדפֿאַדען; born Avrum Goldnfoden; 24 July 1840 – 9 January 1908), also known as Avram Goldfaden, was a Russian-born Jewish poet, playwright, stage director and actor in the languages Yid ...
, poet and playwright, considered father of the modern Jewish theatre
*
Ben-Zion Ben-Zion, also spelled Ben Zion, and Benzion ( he, בן ציון, "Son of Zion") is a Hebrew language, Hebrew given name. It may refer to the following people:
Given name
* Ben Zion Abba Shaul (1924–1998), rosh yeshiva, Porat Yosef Yeshiva
* Ben- ...
(1897–1987), painter; born in Starokostyantyniv.
*
Jakub Weinles
Jakub Weinles (1870, Starokostiantyniv – 1938, Warsaw) was a Polish painter of Jewish ancestry, creating art around Jewish culture, and an active participant of the Jewish Society of the Nurture of Fine Arts (Yiddish: ''Jidiszer Gezelszaft cu Fa ...
, Polish painter
*
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are Ana ...
, hammer thrower who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
*
Blank family
The Blank family in the Russian Empire was the family of the maternal grandfather of Vladimir Lenin.
Some researchers suggest that Lenin's maternal grandfather was a Jewish convert to Christianity (Alexander Blank). Whether or not Lenin, whose ma ...
-
Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
's ancestors
*
Chana Orloff
Chana Orloff ( he, חנה אורלוף; 12 July 1888 – 16 December 1968) was Ukrainian-born Israeli Art deco and figurative art sculptor.
Biography
Chana Orloff was born in Starokonstantinov Russian Empire (now Ukraine). She immigrated to ...
(12 July 1888 – 16 December 1968), was an art deco and figurative art sculptor
Gallery
File:Старокостянтинів. Івана хрестителя.jpg, Capuchin Monastery
File:Староконстянтинів.jpg, Church of Holy Trinity
File:Basil Constantine Ostrozky Monument and Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Starokostiantyniv.JPG, Basil Constantine Ostrozky Monument and Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Starokostiantyniv
File:Officers Club Starokonstantinov.JPG, Military officers' club
File:Костел Матері Божої Громничої та домініканський монастир Старокостянтинів.jpg, Tower of the former Dominican Monastery in Starokostiantyniv
References
External links
Weather in Starokostiantyniv.The murder of the Jews of Starokostiantynivduring
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, at
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...
website.
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Cities in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795)
Starokonstantinovsky Uyezd
Shtetls
Cities of regional significance in Ukraine
Holocaust locations in Ukraine