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Stepan

Stepan
Степань
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Stepan
Flag
Coat of arms of Stepan
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Stepan is located in Ukraine
Stepan
Stepan
Location of Stepan in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E / 51.12833°N 26.30417°E / 51.12833; 26.30417Coordinates: 51°07′42″N 26°18′15″E / 51.12833°N 26.30417°E / 51.12833; 26.30417
Country  Ukraine
Province  Rivne Oblast
District Flag of Sarnenskyj.jpg Sarny Raion
Founded 1861
Town status 1980
Government
 • Town Head Volodymyr Sydorchuk
Area
 • Total 3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 4,073
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 34560
Area code +380 3655
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Stepan (Ukrainian: Степань; Polish: Stepań; Hebrew: סטפאן‎‎) is an urban-type settlement in the Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 4,073 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The settlement is located in the historic Volhynia region of Ukraine, on the left bank of the Horyn, a tributary of the Prypiat.

The first written mention of Stepan dates back to 1290. In 1900, the Jewish population of Stepan totaled 1,854. During the World War II occupation of Ukraine, the Nazi German occupying forces established a Jewish ghetto, where nearly 3000 Jews were killed. In 1960, Stepan acquired the status of an urban-type settlement.



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