Dunaivtsi is a city in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, on the river Ternavka in the historical region of Podolia, about 68 km from the oblast centre Khmelnytskyi. Its first written mention dates to 1403, which is taken as the foundation date, and Magdeburg city rights were granted by King Sigismund III Vasa. The city has about 15,000 inhabitants and an area of 12.84 square kilometres. Local industry has included a reinforcement plant, repair and engineering works and a butter-processing plant, and the city houses a control centre of the State Space Agency of Ukraine. It was a private town of Polish noble families, part of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire after 1793, and the seat of Dunaivtsi Raion until that district was merged into Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion in 2020.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Sources
1. Dunaivtsi (Wikipedia)
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Current population is 15,078 (2024).
History, foundation date
This year is assumed to be the foundation date of the settlement.
Geography, area
The total area of the city is 12.84 km2
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Lead, country
is a city in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
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