Stepan
Stepan 
    Степань  | |
|---|---|
![]() Holy Trinity Church  | |
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![]() Stepan Location of Stepan in Ukraine ![]() Stepan Stepan (Ukraine)  | |
| Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E / 51.12833°N 26.30417°E | |
| Country | |
| Oblast | Rivne Oblast | 
| Raion | Sarny Raion | 
| Hromada | Stepan settlement hromada | 
| Founded | 1861 | 
| Town status | 1980 | 
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Volodymyr Sydorchuk | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) | 
| Population  (2001)  | |
 • Total  | 4,073 | 
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | 
| Postal code | 34560  | 
| Area code | +380 3655 | 
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | 
Stepan (Ukrainian: Степань; Polish: Stepań; Hebrew: סטפאן) is a rural settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 4,062 (2022 estimate)[3]
The settlement is located in the historic Volhynia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the Horyn, a tributary of the Prypiat.[4]
History
The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290.[2] In 1900, the Jewish population of Stepan totaled 1,854.[5] During the World War II occupation of Ukraine, the Nazi German occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000 Jews were killed.[4] In 1960, Stepan acquired the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stepan became a rural settlement.[6]
People from Stepan
- Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799–1857), socialist Polish revolutionary[7]
 
See also
- Klesiv, the other former urban-type settlement in Sarny Raion of Rivne Oblast
 
References
- ^ "Stepan (Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
 - ^ a b c "Stepan, Rivne Oblast, Sarny Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
 - ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
 - ^ a b "Stepan". Castles and Churches of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
 - ^ "Stepan, Ukraine". JewishGen. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
 - ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
 - ^ "Stanisław Gabriel Worcell (1799–1857)". Kalendarz Historyczny (in Polish). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
 
External links
 Media related to Category:Stepań at Wikimedia Commons




