Starokostiantyniv ( uk, Старокостянтинів; pl, Starokonstantynów, or ''Konstantynów''; yi, אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין ''Alt Konstantin'') is a
city
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in
Khmelnytskyi Raion,
Khmelnytskyi Oblast (
province
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) of western
Ukraine
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. It hosts the administration of
Starokostiantyniv urban hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
Population:
History
Starokostiantyniv was founded in the 16th century when
Konstanty Ostrogski built a fortress at the village of
Kolishchentsi. The surviving
Starokostiantyniv Castle 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 of Poland, owned by the
Ostrogski family. It was part of Polish
Volhynian Voivodeship. 1648 saw the
Battle of Starokostiantyniv.
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 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
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Abraham Goldfaden, poet and playwright, considered father of the modern Jewish theatre
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Ben-Zion Ben-Zion, also spelled Ben Zion, and Benzion ( he, בן ציון, "Son of Zion") is a Hebrew given name. It may refer to the following people:
Given name
* Ben Zion Abba Shaul (1924–1998), rosh yeshiva, Porat Yosef Yeshiva
* Ben-Zion Ben-Yehuda, ...
(1897–1987), painter; born in Starokostyantyniv.
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Jakub Weinles, Polish painter
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Anatoliy Bondarchuk, hammer thrower who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Lenin
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's ancestors
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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
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, at
Yad Vashem
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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