rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
in
Sarny Raion
Sarny Raion () is a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Sarny. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Rivne Oblast was reduced to four ...
(
district
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) of
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast (), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is . Its population is:
Before its annexation by the ...
(
province
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) in western
Ukraine
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. Its population was 4,073 as of the
2001 Ukrainian Census
The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.Volhynia
Volhynia or Volynia ( ; see #Names and etymology, below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but in ...
region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the
Horyn
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History
The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290. In 1900, the
Jew
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ish population of Stepan totaled 1,854. During the
World War II
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occupation of Ukraine, the
Nazi German
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occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000
Jews
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were killed. In 1960, Stepan acquired the status of an
urban-type settlement
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. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stepan became a rural settlement.
People from Stepan
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Stanisław Gabriel Worcell
Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (26 March 1799 in Stepań/Volhynia – 3 February 1857 in London) was a socialist Poland, Polish revolutionary.
He lived in France, England, and Jersey.
On August 11, 1831, he was awarded the Silver Cross of the ...
(1799–1857), socialist
Polish
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revolutionary
See also
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Klesiv
Klesiv (; ) is a rural settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast ( province) in western Ukraine. Population:
History
Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a settlement in Volhynia Governorate of ...
, the other former urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast