Irshava (, ) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district) until it was abolished in 2020 and was merged with Khust Raion. Today, the population is
Names There are several alternative names used for this city: , , , , , , , and .JewishGen Locality Page - Irshava, Ukraine
Geography Irshava is located above the eponymous river at the foothills of Volcanic Carpathians.
History
The Hasidic Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (later of Satmar) lived in Irshava twice, between 1911 and 1914, and again between 1922 and 1925. He established a yeshiva there.
A local newspaper is published here since October 1946.№ 2752. «Новая жизнь» = «Нове життя» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.361
In 1956 the city had 3,600 inhabitants.
City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people.Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полуИршава // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.505
Demographics In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:About number and composition population of ZAKARPATTIA REGION by data All-Ukrainian population census '2001 Ukrainians (98.6%) Russians (0.7%) Slovaks (0.3%) Hungarians (0.3%)
Native language in 2001:All-Ukrainian population census Ukrainian (97.9%) Russian (1.4%) Hungarian (0.4%)
Economy Irshava houses a textile factory, a wood procession plant, a sawmill and enterprises of food industry. Deposits of brown coal, marl and limestone are located in nearby areas.
Notable people Ivanna Bagová (born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho-Slovakia Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov – active in Prague's Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue; Studied in yeshiva in Trnava, Slovakia
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See also Zakarpattia Oblast
References
External links Irshava in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine Wikimapia Maps