Starokostiantyniv

Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Старокостянтинів; also referred to as Starokonstantinov Russian: Староконстантинов) is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Starokostiantynivsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.

[edit] History

Starokostiantyniv was founded in the 16th century when the Ukrainian magnate Kostiantyn Ostroz'kyi (1460-1530) built a fortress at the village of Pomishchentsi. The village grew into a town and was called Kostiantyniv Staryi.

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Coordinates: 49°45′20″N, 27°13′15″E