Orzhiv
Rural locality in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine
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Orzhiv (Ukrainian: Оржів) is a rural settlement in Rivne Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,230 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 3,853 (2022 estimate).[3]
Orzhiv
Оржів | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Orzhiv Location of Orzhiv in Ukraine  Orzhiv Orzhiv (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
| Raion | Rivne Raion |
| Hromada | Klevan settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1445 |
| Town status | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Yuriy Bobrovnik |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,230 |
| • Density | 473/km2 (1,220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35313 |
| Area code | +380 362 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
History
Orzhiv was first founded in the beginning of the 16th century, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Orzhiv became a rural settlement.[4]
Geography
The town is 20 km northwest of Rivne, 61 km east of Lutsk. It counts a railway station on the Rivne-Kovel line, and is also the eastern terminus of the "Tunnel of Love", an amusement railway linking it to Klevan, surrounded by green arches.
