Vashkivtsi

For the other town in Bukovina called Vășcăuți near Siret (Sereth), now in Suceava county, northern Romania, see Mușenița.

Vashkivtsi (Ukrainian: Вашківці, IPA: [ˈwɑʃkiu̯ts⁽ʲ⁾i] ^ⓘ; Romanian: Vășcăuți; German: Waschkautz; Yiddish: וואַסקעוויץ, romanized: Vashkovitz; Russian: Вашковцы, romanized: Vaškovcy) is a city in Vyzhnytsia Raion of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of Vashkivtsi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 5,215 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Vashkivtsi Вашківці
City
Saint Nicholas Church
Flag Coat of arms
Vashkivtsi Show map of Chernivtsi Oblast Vashkivtsi Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°22′31″N 25°29′52″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Chernivtsi Oblast
Raion	Vyzhnytsia Raion
Hromada	Vashkivtsi urban hromada
Government
• Mayor	Mykola Perch
Area
• Total	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	211 m (692 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	5,215
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	59210-212
Area code	+380 3730
Website	http://www.vashkivtsi.com/

One village is administered by the town, Voloka (Ukrainian: Волока, Romanian: Voloca).

History

The name of the town comes from the personal name Vas'ko. The first written mention of Vashkivtsi dates back to the 15th century, in the 1430s.^[3]

Settlement established in 1903 as Waskoutz am Czeremosz within the Austro-Hungarian Duchy of Bukovina.

City since 1940.^[4][5][6]

In January 1989, the population was 5811 people.^[7][6]

In January 2013, the population was 5406 people.^[8]

Transport

There is a railway station in Vashkivtsi.^[4][5][6]

Notable people

• John Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer, Senator and father of Ray Hnatyshyn, the twenty-fourth Governor General of Canada.
• Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer and songwriter, who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, placing seventh; her father is from Vashkivtsi.