Official Name: | Irshava |
Native Name: | Ukrainian: Іршава |
Settlement Type: | City of district significance |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Irshava |
Coordinates: | 48.3°N 23.05°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Khust Raion |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1341 |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | 1982 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Stepan Bobyk |
Elevation M: | 134 |
Population Total: | 9163 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 90100 |
Area Code: | +380-3144 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Blank Info Sec1: | Cfb |
Website: | http://irshava.com.ua/ |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Irshava urban hromada |
Irshava (Ukrainian: Іршава; Hungarian: Ilosva) 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
There are several alternative names used for this city: Иршава, Russian: Иршава, Hungarian: Ilosva, German: Irschawa, Slovak: Iršava, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Iloșva, Polish: Irszawa, and Yiddish: Orsheve.[1]
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.[2]
City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people.[3] [4]
In 2001, population was 10,515. It included:[5]
Native language in 2001:[6]