Orzhiv (Ukrainian: Оржів) is an urban-type 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: 3,835 (2021 est.)[3]

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Orzhiv Оржів
Urban-type settlement
Transfiguration church
Flag Coat of arms
Orzhiv Location of Orzhiv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″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 [1]	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/

History

Orzhiv was first founded in the beginning of the 16th century, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959.

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.

See also

• Klevan and Kvasyliv, the other two urban-type settlements in Rivne Raion of Rivne Oblast

References

External links

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[ru] Оржев