Irshava ( uk, Іршава; hu, Ilosva) is a town located in
Zakarpattia Oblast (
province) in western
Ukraine. It was the
administrative center of
Irshava Raion (
district) until it was abolished in 2020 and was merged with
Khust Raion
Khust Raion ( uk, Хустський район, hu, Huszti járás) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Khust, which does not belong to the district and is incorporated separately as a city of oblas ...
. Today, the population is .
Names
There are several alternative names used for this city: rue, Иршава, russian: Иршава, hu, Ilosva, german: Irschawa, sk, Iršava, ro, Iloșva, pl, Irszawa, and yi, Orsheve.
History
The Hasidic Rabbi
Joel Teitelbaum (later of
Satmar) lived in Irshava twice, between 1911-1914, and again between 1922-1925. He established a yeshiva there.
A local newspaper is published here since October 1946.
City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people.
Demographics
In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:
*
Ukrainians (98.6%)
*
Russians (0.7%)
*
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...
(0.3%)
*
Hungarians (0.3%)
Native language in 2001:
All-Ukrainian population census
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* Ukrainian (97.9%)
* Russian (1.4%)
* Hungarian (0.4%)
Natives
* Ivanna Bagová
Ivana ( sr, Ивана) is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic c ...
(born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho Slovakia
* Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov ctive in Prague Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue, studied in yeshiva situated of Trnava
Gallery
File:Залізнична станція Іршава 2011 рік.jpg, Irshava railway station
file:Irshava (Ilosva),former Great synagogue,later-the club.jpg, Former Great Synagogue, later - the old club
file:Irshava (Ilosva), Jewish cemetery -01.jpg, Jewish cemetery in Irshava
See also
Zakarpattia Oblast
References
External links
Irshava
in th
Encyclopedia of UkraineWikimapia Maps
Cities in Zakarpattia Oblast
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
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