Rozhyshche ( uk, Рожи́ще, pl, Rożyszcze, yi, ראזשישטש ''Rozhishch'') is a town in
Volyn Oblast,
Ukraine. It serves as an
administrative center of
Rozhyshche urban hromada
Rozhyshche ( uk, Рожи́ще, pl, Rożyszcze, yi, ראזשישטש ''Rozhishch'') is a town in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as an administrative center of Rozhyshche urban hromada. Population:
History
It was a settlement in Lutsky Uye ...
. Population:
History
It was a settlement in
Lutsky Uyezd Lutsky Uyezd (''Луцкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Lutsk.
Demographics
At the time of ...
in
Volhynian Governorate of the
Russian Empire.
During the
Second World War Axis forces occupied Rozhyshche in June 1941.
A local newspaper is published here since January 1945.
In January 1989 the population was 14 391 people.
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
/ref> Town since August 1989.
Gallery
File:Rozhysche_Kostel (YDS_7324).jpg, Transfiguration Domini Kostel (1920)
File:Rozhysche_Mykhaylivs'ka Tserkva 01 (YDS_7327).jpg, St.Mikhael Church (view from street)
File:Rozhysche_Mykhaylivs'ka Tserkva 03 (YDS_7321).jpg, St.Mikhael Church (entrance view)
File:Rozhysche_Pam'yatnyk Zemlyakam 01 (YDS_7316).jpg, World War II Memorial
References
Cities in Volyn Oblast
Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795)
Volhynian Governorate
Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939)
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
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