Dashynka (Ukrainian: Да́шинка; Polish: Dászynka) is a village in Zhytomyr Raion of Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine.
Dashynka
Дашинка | |
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  Dashynka Location in Zhytomyr Oblast  Dashynka Dashynka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′58″N 28°23′42″E / 50.64944°N 28.39500°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion |  Zhytomyr Raion |
| Village founded | 1890 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,557 km2 (601 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 389 |
| • Density | 24,984/km2 (64,710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 12124 |
| Area code | +380 4145 |
Geography edit
Dashynka is within the boundaries of the natural-geographical region Polissya and 6 km from the district center - the city Khoroshiv. The nearest train station - New Borovaya (station) [uk], for 24 km.[1] To the south-east of the village flows the river Irshitsya [uk].
History edit
Dashynka was founded in the second half of the XVII century.[2] In 1906, the village lived 463 people, there were 86 yard farms.[3] In 1932–1933, the village suffered from the Holodomor. According to eyewitnesses, the number of deaths was at least 20 people.[4] During the German-Soviet war, 211 local residents took part in hostilities, 121 of them died, 90 were awarded with orders and medals.[5] In the early 1970s, the central estate of the Zhdanov collective farm, an eight-year school, a club, a library with a book fund of 6759 copies and a paramedic-obstetric station[6] operated in the village.
Population edit
According to Population Census of Ukraine 2001, the population of the village was 389 people, of which 99.74% said their native Ukrainian, and 0.26% - Belarusian
Famous people from Dashynka edit
- Olexandr Germanovych Pap [uk]
- Ovsiy Grygorovych Levchenko
References edit
- ^ Tron`ko P.T.; et al. (1973). History of the cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Zhytomyr region. AN Ukrainian SSR. p. 211.
- ^ Tron`ko P.T.; et al. (1973). History of the cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Zhytomyr region. AN Ukrainian SSR. p. 211.
- ^ Списокъ населенныхъ местъ Волынской губерніи, Житоміръ. Волынский губ.стат.комитет. 1906. p. 7.
- ^ а Копійченко, Л. (2008). The National Book of Memory of the Holodomor Victims of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Zhitomir oblast. pp. 343–344. ISBN 978-966-655-361-7.
- ^ Tron`ko P.T.; et al. (1973). History of the cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Zhytomyr region. AN Ukrainian SSR. p. 211.
- ^ Tron`ko P.T.; et al. (1973). History of the cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Zhytomyr region. AN Ukrainian SSR. p. 211.
Sources and external links edit
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