Orzhiv
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Orzhiv Оржів |
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 Orzhiv
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| Coordinates: 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E / 50.75111°N 26.11861°ECoordinates: 50°45′04″N 26°07′07″E / 50.75111°N 26.11861°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Province |
 Rivne Oblast
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| District |
 Rivne Raion
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| Founded | 1445 | ||
| Town status | 1959 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Head | Yuriy Bobrovnik | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 4,230 | ||
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 35313 | ||
| Area code | +380 362 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Orzhiv (Ukrainian: Оржів) is an urban-type settlement in the Rivne Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 4,230 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.
Orzhiv was first founded in the beginning of the 16th century, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959.
The town is 20 km northwest of Rivne, 61 km east of Lutsk. It counts a railway station on the Rivne-Kovel line, and is also the eastern terminus of the "Tunnel of Love", an amusement railway linking it to Klevan, surrounded by green arches.
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