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19-431: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Shepetivka Raion was significantly expanded. Four abolished raions, Bilohiria , Iziaslav , Polonne , and Slavuta Raions , as well as the cities of Netishyn , Slavuta , and Shepetivka, which were previously incorporated as a cities of oblast significance and did not belong to

38-561: A part of the newly formed oblast. During the World War II , raion was occupied by the Nazi Germany in 1941-1944 and was dissolved, while its territory was part of the Wolhynien und Podolien General bezirk. Following the war, Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast was revived, while in 1946 Lyakhivtsi were renamed to Bilohiria, while Lyakhivtsi Raion became Bilohiria Raion. In 1954 the administrative center

57-409: A small raion which occupied the 17th place among the districts of the region (776.3 km² corresponds to 3.8% of the total area Khmelnytskyi Oblast ). Bilohiria Raion was south of Rivne Oblast ( Ostroh Raion ), southwest of Iziaslav Raion , north of Teofipol Raion , and east of Ternopil Oblast ( Lanivtsi Raion and Shumsk Raion ). The Horyn , Vilia , Poltva and other rivers flowed through

76-416: Is the administrative center of Shepetivka Raion ( district ). It hosts the administration of Shepetivka urban hromada , one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 40,299 (2022 estimate). Shepetivka is an important railway junction with five intersecting transit routes. It is located 100 km away from Khmelnytskyi , the oblast's capital. The city is located near historic city of Iziaslav ,

95-761: The Vinnytsia region . Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of the Kamenets Podolsk region . Since 1954 it has been part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast . Bilohiria Raion Bilohiria Raion ( Ukrainian : Білогірський район ) was a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Bilohiria . It was established in 1923. 2 urban-type settlements and 72 villages were located in Bilohiria Raion. The raion

114-668: The center of Ruthenian Zasławski princely estate. [REDACTED] Poland-Lithuania 1594–1793 [REDACTED]   Russian Empire 1793–1917 [REDACTED]   Ukrainian People's Republic 1917–1918 [REDACTED]   Ukrainian State 1918 [REDACTED]   Ukrainian People's Republic 1918–1919 [REDACTED] Republic of Poland 1919–1920 [REDACTED] Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922 [REDACTED]   Soviet Union 1922–1941 [REDACTED]   Nazi Germany 1941–1944 [REDACTED]   Soviet Union 1944–1991 [REDACTED]   Ukraine 1991–present A settlement called Shepetovka, belonging to

133-548: The district. There was a rail line through the district ( Shepetivka — Ternopil ). At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas : The raion (district) was created on 7 March 1923 as Lyakhivtsi Raion within Shepetivka Okruha, Volhynia Governorate . In 1925 all governorates of Ukraine were liquidated. From 1923 to 1930 the district was part of the Shepetivka Okruha (see Okruhas of Ukraine ). In 1930 all okruhas of Ukraine were liquidated. In 1932 it

152-507: The districts ( Shepetivka — Slavuta — Zdolbuniv ), Shepetivka— Iziaslav — Ternopil , Shepetivka— Starokostiantyniv , Shepetivka— Polonne and Shepetivka— Zviahel . After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 18 hromadas : Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas: From 1923 to 1932, the district was part of the Shepetivka region , then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of

171-526: The inhabitants of Shepetivka joined the troops. At the end of the 17th century, Shepetivka became property of Lubomirski family , and in 1703, of the Sanguszko family . And at the end of the 18th century, it became part of Iziaslav county, Volhynian Governorate . In 1866, Shepetivka became the capital of the county. The first written mention of Shepetivka was in 1594. In 1795, it became part of Iziaslav County, Volhynian Governorate . The first railway station

190-399: The prince Ivan Zaslavsky , was first mentioned in a written document in 1594. In the 16th century Shepetivka didn't differ from other settlements of Volhynia . The settlement had a community and a windmill. It was given Magdeburg Rights at the end of the 16th century. This contributed the settlement's expansion and growing population. At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, the peasantry

209-481: The raion, were merged into Shepetivka Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 32,100 (2020 est.). It was established in 1923. 1 urban-type settlement ( Hrytsiv ) and 68 villages were located in Shepetivka Raion until 2020. Shepetivka Region is a part of Volhynia . It is one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast . It is a large Raion and ranks as the 8th among the largest with respect to

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228-415: The total area (1 160 km corresponding to 5.6% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast ). Shepetivka Raion is southeast of Slavuta Raion , southwest of Zhytomyr Oblast ( Baranivka Raion ), west of Polonne Raion , north of Starokostiantyniv Raion , and east of Iziaslav Raion . The Homora , Korchyk , Tsvitoha , Smilka and other rivers flow through the district. There are rail lines through

247-529: Was a town with extensive settlement by Jews, similar to the surrounding region. There were 20,000 Jews counted in a census in the late 1670s, and 52,000 in the 1760s. Several important rabbis were active in the region in the 1700s, including Rabbi Pinchas Shapira, who is buried in Shepetovka. Significant emigration from Shepetovka occurred between 1880 and 1925. During World War II, the Jewish population of Shepetovka

266-402: Was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Bilohiria Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion . The last estimate of the raion population was 25,403 (2020 est.) Bilohiria Raion was a part of Volhynia . Before 2020, it was one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast . This was

285-486: Was built in 1873. In 1923, it got the status of a town, becoming the capital of Shepetovka district. In 1932 it became the capital of Shepetivka Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast. In 1937 Shepetivka Raion became part of Kamianets-Podilskyi (since 1954 Khmelnytskyi ) Oblast. In 1991, Ukraine became an independent state, and Shepetovka became part of the state (and the town name took on the Ukrainian variant of "Shepetivka"). Shepetovka

304-439: Was decimated. Hundreds of people were executed over the summer of 1941, and thousands more in the summer of 1942. Some Jews were evacuated to Uzbekistan and survived the war. Until 18 July 2020, Shepetivka was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of Shepetivka Raion though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced

323-529: Was included to the newly formed Vinnytsia Oblast . In 1935-37 Lyakhivtsi Raion was part of the Soviet Shepetivka border okrug (still part of Vinnytsia Oblast), which was part of border okrug system that stretched along the western border of the Soviet Union . In 1937 Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast was created based on three border okrugs (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Proskuriv, and Shepetivka). Lyakhivtsi Raion became

342-539: Was intensively enslaved. Population of Shepetivka also suffered from frequent attacks of the Crimean Tatars . Peasants and craftsmen responded to the feudal oppression with the revolt in 1591-1593 , led by Krzysztof Kosiński , and the revolt in 1594-1596 , led by Severyn Nalyvaiko . When during the Ukrainian war of liberation from Poland in July 1648, peasant-Cossack regiments of Maxym Kryvonis had conquered Polonne ,

361-470: Was moved from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Khemlnytskyi (before 1954 Proskuriv) and the oblast was renamed as Khmelnytskyi Oblast . Finally Bilohiria Raion was formed September 23, 1959. Shepetivka Shepetivka ( Ukrainian : Шепетівка , IPA: [ʃepeˈtiu̯kɐ] ; Polish : Szepetówka ) is a city located on the Huska River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( province ) in western Ukraine . Shepetivka

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