| Starokostiantyniv | |
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Старокостянтинів |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Khmelnytskyi Raion |
| Population Total: | 33921 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Area Total Km2: | 40 |
| Established Date: | 1561 |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Elevation M: | 265 |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Khmelnytskyi Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Starokostiantyniv in Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 49.7539°N 27.2203°W |
| Website: | http://starkon.km.ua/ |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Starokostiantyniv urban hromada |
Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Старокостянтинів; Polish: Starokonstantynów, or Konstantynów; Yiddish: אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין Alt Konstantin) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Starokostiantyniv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:
Starokostiantyniv was founded in the 16th century when Konstanty Ostrogski built a fortress at the village of Kolishchentsi. The surviving Starokostiantyniv Castle was constructed by his son between 1561 and 1571. The village grew into a town which became known as "Old Constantine's Town" (Kostiantyniv Staryi) to prevent confusion with "New Constantine's Town" in the vicinity. It became a private town of Poland, owned by the Ostrogski family. It was part of Polish Volhynian Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. 1648 saw the Battle of Starokostiantyniv. The 1st Infantry Regiment of the Polish Crown Army was stationed in the town in 1791 before it was relocated to Kalisz.[2] The town is home to an airfield.
In 1939, 6,743 Jews were living in the city, accounting for 31 percent of the total population. The Jewish community was murdered in mass executions perpetrated from August 1941 until November 1942. In the postwar period, the city grew significantly due to the development of industry (mechanical engineering and metalworking, food processing, etc.) and the deployment of a large garrison (including aviation units).
Until 18 July 2020, Starokostiantyniv was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of Starokostiantyniv Raion though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three, the city of Starokostiantyniv was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.[3] [4]