Klesiv (; ) is a
rural settlement in
Sarny Raion (
district
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) of
Rivne Oblast (
province) in western
Ukraine
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. Population:
History
Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a settlement in
Volhynia Governorate of the
Russian Empire
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.
In the
Second Polish Republic
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Klesów was part of
Volhynian Voivodeship. After the
Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
in 1940.
Since July 1941 until January 1944 it was occupied by Axis troops.
In January 1989 the population was 5107 people.
In 2013 the population was 4639 people.
[Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.91]
On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, and Klesiv became a rural settlement.
Amber
There are
placer deposits of
Rovno amber from the
Oligocene
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Mezhigorje Formation near Klesiv.
See also
*
Stepan, the other urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast
References
Rural settlements in Sarny Raion
Populated places established in the 1900s
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