Native Name: | Стара Ушиця |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Khmelnytskyi Oblast#Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 48.5967°N 27.0736°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1144 |
Established Title1: | Town status |
Established Date1: | 1924 |
Leader Title: | Town Head |
Leader Name: | Vasyl Matskov |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5.07 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 255 |
Population Total: | 2057 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 32385 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 3849 |
Website: | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Timezone1: | EET |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Stara Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Стара Ушиця; Yiddish: אַלט־אישיצע / אישיצע; Russian: Старая Ушица) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] Stara Ushytsia hosts the administration of Stara Ushytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The settlement's population was 2,492 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population:
The town is situated on the banks of the Dnister River in the Podolian landscape. It is located near the National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry".
The settlement was first mentioned in written documents in 1144 as Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Ушиця).[2] Ushytsia was also granted the Magdeburg rights in 1144. In 1826, the settlement was renamed to "Stara Ushytsia" (Old Ushytsia) while the settlement of Litnivtsi was renamed Nova Ushytsia (New Ushytsia).
It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1979.[2] The town houses the Stara Ushytisa Settlement Council, which was founded in 1982.[4] The council administers the town of Stara Ushytsia itself and the village of Horaivka.[4] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Stara Ushytsia became a rural settlement.[5]