Country Ukraine Founded 1902 Elevation 157 m (515 ft) Area 6.84 km² | District Sarny Raion Town status 1940 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Province Rivne Oblast | |
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Klesiv (Ukrainian: Клесів; Polish: Klesów) is an urban-type settlement in the Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 4,624 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.
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Map of Klesiv, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine
Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century as Klesów, then a part of the modern-day nation state of Poland. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.
Amber
There are placer deposits of amber near Klesiv.
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Klesiv Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA