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Encyclopedia > Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi
Хмельницький
Official flag of Khmelnytskyi Official coat of arms of Khmelnytskyi
Flag Coat of arms
Location
Location of  Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine  (orange)
Map of Ukraine with Khmelnytskyi.
Government
Country
Oblast
Raion		 Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
City Municipality
First mentioned 1493
City rights September 22, 1937
Geographical characteristics
Area
 - City
90 km²
Population
 - City (2005)
   - Density
254,000
  2,822/km²
Coordinates 49°25′0″N 27°00′0″E / 49.41667, 27Coordinates: 49°25′0″N 27°00′0″E / 49.41667, 27
Other Information
Postal Code 29000
Dialing Code +380 382
Sister cities Ciechanów, Modesto
Website: www.khmelnytsky.com
Proskurivska Street in Khmelnytskyi
Proskurivska Street in Khmelnytskyi

Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: Хмельницький, translit.: Khmel'nyts'kyi; Russian: Хмельницкий; Polish: Chmielnicki) is a city in Ukraine in the region of Podillia. It is located on the Southern Buh River and about 340km from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The city was founded in 1493 as Proskuriv (Russian: Proskurov), but was later renamed to Khmelnytskyi in 1954 on the three-hundredth anniversary of a treaty negotiated by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. It is the center of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. The alternative transliterations of the name include Khmelnitskiy, Khmelnitsky, and Khmelnytskyy. The city is served by Khmelnytskyi Ruzhichnaya Airport. As of 2005, the city's population is 254,000. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x798, 79 KB) Summary Description = Khmelnytskyi geographical position Source = own work, Skluesener Date = 20. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast; plural області, oblasti), one autonomous republic (автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and... A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ... Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ or Хмельниччина, Khmelnychchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Ukrainian postal codes consist of five digits. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Ciechanów coat of arms Ciechanów (pronounced (IPA): [tÉ•exanuv]) is a town in north-central Poland with 47,900 inhabitants (2002). ... Riverbank is a city located in Stanislaus County, California. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x712, 176 KB) en: View of Proskurivska street in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x712, 176 KB) en: View of Proskurivska street in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. ... Romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian denotes a system for representing the Ukrainian language in Latin letters. ... Historical arms of Podolia The region of Podolia (Ukrainian: Podillya, Polish: Podole) lies in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine that correspond to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. ... The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River (Південний Буг, Pivdennyi Buh in Ukrainian; Hipanis in ancient Greek) is entirely located in Ukraine. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government  - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький, commonly transliterated as Khmelnytsky; known in Polish as Bohdan Zenobi Chmielnicki; in Russian as Богда́н Хмельни́цкий (Bogdan Khmelnitsky)) ( 1595 — August 6, 1657) was a famous and a somewhat controversial leader of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate, hetman of Ukraine. ... Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ or Хмельниччина, Khmelnychchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system. ... Khmelnytskyy Airport (Аеропорт «Хмельницький») (IATA: HMJ, ICAO: UKLH) is an airport in Ukraine located 8 km southwest of Khmelnytskyi. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The town was notable for a series of pogroms carried out in the region, the last of which claimed an estimated 1,500 lives on February 15, 1919. Pogrom (from Russian: ; from громить IPA: - to wreak havoc, to demolish violently) is a form of riot directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious or other, and characterized by destruction of their homes, businesses and religious centers. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...


Khmelnytskyi should not be confused with Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, a city in Ukraine's Kiev Oblast. Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi or Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy (Ukrainian: , Pereiaslav-Khmel′nyts′kyi) is a town by the Trubezh River in Ukraines Kiev Oblast, south of Kiev. ... Kiev Oblast (also Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian: ) is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. ...


The football team FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi is based in Khmelnytskyi. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi is a Ukrainian football team based in Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. ...


Famous people from Khmelnytskyi

  • Ariel Durant, author and historian She, with her husband, Will Durant, described the history of Western civilization in a series of works.

Ariel Durant, born Chaya Kaufman, (May 10, 1898_October 25, 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization. ...

Views of Khmelnytskyi

Podillya Hotel - main hotel in Khmelnitsky Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1188, 405 KB) en: Podillya Hotel - main hotel in the city of Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. ...

Podilska St, near Trade Center Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1067, 297 KB) Опис файлу en: View of Podilska street in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. ...

Shevchenko Street - one of the main streets of Khmelnitsky Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1615x810, 364 KB) en: Shevchenko St. ...

External links

  • khmelnytsky.com - Khmelnytskyi City Rada website
  • west.net - The Proskurov Massacre
  • Bloody Bacchanalia: west.net - The Pogroms of Proskurov and Felshtin
  • Correct Declension (Russian)
  • Media on Khmelnitsky in the Wikicommons.


Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free images, sound and other multimedia files. ...

Administrative divisions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine Flag of Ukraine

Raions: Bilohirskyi | Chemerovetskyi | Derazhnianskyi | Dunaievetskyi | Horodotskyi | Iziaslavskyi | Kamianets-Podilskyi | Khmelnytskyi | Krasylivskyi | Letychivskyi | Novoushytskyi | Polonskyi | Shepetivskyi | Slavutskyi | Starokostiantynivskyi | Starosyniavskyi | Teofipolskyi | Vinkovetskyi | Volochyskyi | Yarmolynetskyi Image File history File links Chmelnyzkyj-oblast-COA.PNG File links The following pages link to this file: Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Kamianets-Podilskyi Shepetivka Slavuta Volochysk Polonne Template:Cities in Khmelnytskyi Oblast ... Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ or Хмельниччина, Khmelnychchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Raions of Ukraine (Ukrainian: ) are small territorial units of subdivision of Ukraine. ...

Cities: Derazhnia | Dunaivtsi | Horodok | Iziaslav | Kamianets-Podilskyi | Khmelnytskyi | Krasyliv | Netishyn | Polonne | Shepetivka | Slavuta | Starokostiantyniv | Volochysk As of January 1, 2006 there are 457 cities (Ukrainian: мiсто, misto) in Ukraine. ... Derazhnia train station. ... Dunaivtsi (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Horodok (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Iziaslav (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... General view of the fortress. ... Krasyliv is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. ... Netishyn (Ukrainian: , Russian: ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province), in the west of Ukraine. ... Polonne (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, the center of the Polonne Raion. ... Shepetivka (Ukrainian: , Russian: is a city located on the Huska River in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine; population 48,212 (as of 2001 Ukrainian census). ... Slavuta (Ukrainian: Славута, Polish: Sławuta) is a town in Ukraine, located in Khmelnytskyi Oblast at 50º18 26º52, 80 km from Khmelnytskyi. ... Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: ; also referred to as Starokonstantinov) is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Volochysk is a district center in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Western Ukraine. ...

Urban-type settlements: Antoniny | Bazaliya | Bilohirya | Chemerivtsi | Chornyi Ostriv | Hrytsiv | Letychiv | Lozove | Medzhybizh | Narkevychi | Nova Ushytsya | Poninka | Sataniv | Smotrych | Stara Syniava | Stara Ushytsya | Teofipol | Vinkivtsi | Viytivtsi | Vovkovyntsi | Yampil | Yarmolyntsi | Zakupne | more... As of January 1, 2006 there are 886 urban-type settlements (Ukrainian: , translit. ... Bazaliya (Ukrainian: ) is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Letichev Assumption Church today Letychiv (Ukrainian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Medzhybizh (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Translit: Medzhibozh, Polish: Międzybórz, Międzyborz or Międzybóż, Yiddish: , translit. ... Yampil (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Yiddish: ) is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, in the Volyn region of western Ukraine. ... As of January 1, 2006 there are 886 urban-type settlements (Ukrainian: , translit. ...

Villages: Kupyn | Kholodets | Kupel | Kutkivtsi | Pyliava | more... Kupyn (Ukrainian: ; Russian: Kupin) is a village in Horodotskyi Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. ... 19th century map of the surroundings of Kholodets Kholodets (Ukrainian: ; Polish: ) is a very small village located 2-3 km from the town of Kupel, in the Volochynskyi Raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Ukraine. ... Kupiel (Kupel) (pronounced (IPA) in Ukrainian) is a selo (village) in the Volochyskyi Raion of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, in Ukraine. ... Kutkivtsi (Ukrainian: , Russian: , translit. ... Pyliava (Ukrainian: ) is a village (selo) in central Ukraine. ...


Coat of arms of Ukraine Ukraine Flag of Ukraine
Administrative divisions of Ukraine:
Cherkasy Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast | Autonomous Republic of Crimea | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Donetsk Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast | Kherson Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Kiev City | Kiev Oblast | Kirovohrad Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | Lviv Oblast | Mykolaiv Oblast | Odessa Oblast | Poltava Oblast | Rivne Oblast | Sevastopol City | Sumy Oblast | Ternopil Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast | Volyn Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast | Zaporizhia Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast
Administrative centers of subdivision units:
Cherkasy | Chernihiv | Chernivtsi | Dnipropetrovsk | Donetsk | Ivano-Frankivsk | Kharkiv | Kherson | Khmelnytskyi | Kiev | Kirovohrad | Luhansk | Lutsk | Lviv | Mykolaiv | Odessa | Poltava | Rivne | Sevastopol | Simferopol | Sumy | Ternopil | Uzhhorod | Vinnytsia | Zaporizhia | Zhytomyr

  Results from FactBites:
 
Khmelnytskyi Oblast - Wikivisual (743 words)
Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The Khmelnytskyi Oblast is located between 48°27' and 50°37' north latitude and between 26°09' and 27°56' east longitude.
In 1954, Proskuriv was renamed Khmelnutskyi, and the oblast was renamed Khmelnytskyi Oblast.
Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words)
Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: Хмельницький, translit.: Khmel'nyts'kyi; Russian: Khmelnitsky; Polish: Chmielnicki) is a city in Ukraine in the region of Podillia.
It is the center of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine.
Khmelnytskyi should not be confused with Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, a city in Ukraine's Kiev Oblast.
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