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Country
  
Ukraine

Raion
  
Irshava Raion

Incorporated
  
1982

Area
  
19.8 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:55 PM

Oblast
  
Zakarpattia Oblast

Founded
  
1341

Elevation
  
134 m (440 ft)

Population
  
9,245 (2016)

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 77% Humidity

Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава, Yiddish: אורשיווא‎) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district). Population: 9,245 (2016 est.).

Contents

Map of Irshava, Zakarpatska, Ukraine

Names

There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Иршава; Hungarian: Ilosva, German: Irschawa, Slovak: Iršava, Romanian: Iloșva, Russian: Иршава.

Demographics

In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:

  • Ukrainians (98.6%)
  • Russians (0.7%)
  • Slovaks (0.3%)
  • Hungarians (0.3%)

    • Native language in 2001:

  • Ukrainian (97.9%)
  • Russian (1.4%)
  • Hungarian (0.4%)

    • Natives

  • Ivanna Bagová (born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho Slovakia

    • Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov [active in Prague Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue, studied in yeshiva situated of Trnava]

    References

    Irshava Wikipedia
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