Voronovytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast

Coordinates: 49°06′33″N 28°41′15″E / 49.10917°N 28.68750°E / 49.10917; 28.68750
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Voronovytsia
Вороновиця
Urban-type settlement
Voronovytsia is located in Vinnytsia Oblast
Voronovytsia
Voronovytsia
Location in Vinnytsia Oblast
Voronovytsia is located in Ukraine
Voronovytsia
Voronovytsia
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°06′33″N 28°41′15″E / 49.10917°N 28.68750°E / 49.10917; 28.68750
CountryUkraine
OblastVinnytsia Oblast
RaionVinnytsia Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • Total6,246
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Voronovytsia (Ukrainian: Вороновиця) is an urban-type settlement in Vinnytsia Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Voronka, a left tributary of the Southern Bug. Voronovytsia hosts the administration of Voronovytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 6,246 (2022 estimate)[2]

Voronovytsia is one of the places that claims to be the birthplace of aviation. In 1876, Alexander Mozhaysky flew a small shuttle on casters, with a spring inside, a wing and a propeller, which he called a "flyer." Mozhaysky later built the first heavier-than-air aircraft in Voronovytsia. The village was named after the Voronka River, and the settlement appeared in 1545. In 1748, by order of King August III, Voronovytsia became a town. The settlement's main attraction is the palace of Grocholski-Mozhaysky, where Mozhaysky lived and worked for seven years. The palace is an example of early classicism, and it has 43 rooms spread over 2500 square meters of total space.[3]

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Transportation[edit]

Voronovytsia railway station is on the railway connecting Vinnytsia and Haisyn. There is infrequent passenger traffic.

M30 highway which connects Vinnytsia and Kropyvnytskyi runs through the settlement.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Вороновицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Voronovytsia". castles.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-03-19.