Orzhiv
Оржів | |
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Coordinates: 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E / 50.75111°N 26.11861°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Rivne Oblast |
District | Rivne Raion |
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 | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 35313 |
Area code | +380 362 |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
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 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]
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.