Nova Ushytsia (Ukrainian: Нова Ушиця; Yiddish: נײַ־אושיצע, romanizedNay-Ushitze; Russian: Новая Ушица) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] It hosts the administration of Nova Ushytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The settlement's population was 4,557 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 3,880 (2022 estimate).[4]

Nova Ushytsia
Нова Ушиця
A church in Nova Ushytsia
A church in Nova Ushytsia
Flag of Nova Ushytsia
Coat of arms of Nova Ushytsia
Nova Ushytsia is located in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Nova Ushytsia
Nova Ushytsia
Location of Nova Ushytsia in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Nova Ushytsia is located in Ukraine
Nova Ushytsia
Nova Ushytsia
Nova Ushytsia (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°50′06″N 27°16′17″E / 48.83500°N 27.27139°E / 48.83500; 27.27139
Country Ukraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast
RaionKamianets-Podilskyi Raion
HromadaNova Ushytsia settlement hromada
Founded1439
Town status1702
Government
 • Town HeadAnatoly Oliinyk
Area
 • Total
4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Decrease 3,880
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
32600
Area code+380 3847
Websitehttps://novagromada.gov.ua/

The city is located in the historical region of Podolia.

History

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Ancient history

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The area where Nova Ushytsia is located has been inhabited for thousands of years. An excavation of Kosykivtsi, a nearby village, found polished stone axes that were dated to the Bronze Age, around the 2nd Millennium, B.C.[5]

Under Polish sovereignty

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The settlement was founded in 1439 as Litnivtsi (Ukrainian: Літнівці; Polish: Letniowce)[2] and was part of the Podolian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. The first mention of the city came in the form of the 1439 royal charter that granted the town, as well as Verbovets [ru] to Polish-Lithuanian nobleman Petras Gedgaudas. for the price of 40 hyrvnias.[6] Nobleman Stanisław Odrowąż was given rights to the land in the 16th century.[7]

During the mid-17th century Khmelnitsky Uprising, the town was often battleground or a border to it during battles between the Cossacks and the Polish Army.

From 1702–1703, Litnivtsi was granted the Magdeburg rights. It was a royal city of Poland under declaration of Augustus III. The city later fell under control of the Russian Empire in 1793 after the second partition of Poland, and became part of the Podolia Governorate, located inside of the Ushitsky uyezd.

Under Russian sovereignty

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Under Russian sovereignty, the city transferred to various governors throughout its early history, such as to Governor Vladimir Chevkin [uk] in 1808.

In 1829, Litnivtsi was renamed to "Nova Ushytsia" (New Ushytsia) to differentiate it with the town of Stara Ushytsia (Old Ushytsia). The city was considered an important location, as it was part of the postal route between Mohyliv-Podilskyi to Husiatyn.[5]

By 1896, Nova Ushytsia was a district down in Podolia and contained: five water milles, a candle and sugar factory, a yeast factory, a primary school for boys and girls, a hospital, pharmacy, printing press, Orthodox and Catholic Church, a synagogue, and three Jewish prayer houses. By that year, it had a population of 5,821, consisting of a Jewish majority (2,979), and a minority of Orthodox Christians (1,886), Catholics (783), Schismatics (115), and Protestants (42).

In 1902, a parochial and secondary school were established in the community.

In 1924, the town was granted the status of an urban-type settlement after it became the Nova Ushytsia Raion's administrative center under the Ukraine USSR.[2]

In 1930, the first machine tractor station was approved for the district, implementing a system of 20 tractors.

Nazis occupied Nova Ushytsia from July 1941 to March 1944. Jews were transported to ghettos in September 1941, and mass executions in the town took place in summer of the following year.[6]

Independent Ukraine

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Until 18 July 2020, Nova Ushytsia was the administrative center of Nova Ushytsia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Nova Ushytsia Raion was merged into Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion.[8][9]

Until 26 January 2024, Nova Ushytsia was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Nova Ushytsia became a rural settlement.[10]

Demography

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Historical population of Nova Ushytsia
(Source: Imperial revision lists,[11][12] All-Russian 1897 census,[13] Soviet census,[14] Ukraine census[15])
Year18201858187018961897198920132022
Population3883,9334,5025,8216,3714,8514,3533,880

Geography

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Nova Ushytsia is located on the Kalyus River [uk], a tributary of the Dniester.[16] It is located 48 km from the Dunaivtsi railway station on the Yarmolyntsi-Larga line.[16]

Climate

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Climate data for Nova Ushytsia (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.6
(33.1)
6.1
(43.0)
14.1
(57.4)
20.6
(69.1)
23.2
(73.8)
25.2
(77.4)
24.7
(76.5)
19.3
(66.7)
13.0
(55.4)
5.3
(41.5)
0.1
(32.2)
12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)
−2.7
(27.1)
1.9
(35.4)
8.8
(47.8)
14.7
(58.5)
17.5
(63.5)
19.4
(66.9)
18.8
(65.8)
13.8
(56.8)
8.3
(46.9)
2.2
(36.0)
−2.4
(27.7)
8.1
(46.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)
−5.6
(21.9)
−1.6
(29.1)
4.1
(39.4)
9.3
(48.7)
12.3
(54.1)
14.2
(57.6)
13.5
(56.3)
9.3
(48.7)
4.5
(40.1)
−0.4
(31.3)
−4.6
(23.7)
4.1
(39.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.9
(1.33)
37.5
(1.48)
31.1
(1.22)
47.3
(1.86)
64.8
(2.55)
91.7
(3.61)
106.8
(4.20)
72.6
(2.86)
56.6
(2.23)
33.3
(1.31)
41.8
(1.65)
39.5
(1.56)
656.9
(25.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.2 8.9 7.5 7.7 9.6 9.7 10.2 7.3 7.5 6.6 8.2 9.2 100.6
Average relative humidity (%) 84.1 81.7 76.0 67.2 65.7 71.5 72.4 71.3 74.8 78.8 85.0 86.7 76.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 52.8 74.1 126.5 176.1 269.2 260.4 270.4 259.7 183.9 132.0 59.2 42.0 1,906.3
Source: World Meteorological Organization[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Nova Ushytsia (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Nova Ushytsia Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nova Ushytsia, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Nova Ushytsia Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Новоушицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Нова Ушиця, Новоушицький район, Хмельницька область » Історія міст і сіл Української РСР" (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ^ a b "НОВА УШИЦЯ". resource.history.org.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. ^ Petro. "С.м.т. Нова Ушиця". drymba.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  8. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  9. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  10. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  11. ^ "ЭСБЕ/Новая Ушица — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  12. ^ "НОВА УШИЦЯ". resource.history.org.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  13. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  14. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  15. ^ "Number of real settlements of Ukraine for the 1st day of 2013. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2013. table 104" (PDF). 2013-10-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  16. ^ a b Novaya Ushitsa // The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. / ed. by A. M. Prokhorov. 3rd ed. volume 18. M., The Soviet Encyclopedia, 1974.
  17. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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