Orativ

Orativ (Polish: Oratów) is an urban locality (urban-type settlement) in Vinnytsia Oblast, located in the historic region of Podolia. It is an administrative seat of the Orativ Raion. Until 1984 Orativ was a village. Population: 2,771 (2020 est.)[1]

Orativ
Urban-type settlement
St. Stanislaus' church
Coat of arms
Orativ Orativ
Coordinates: 49°12′N 29°31′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion	Orativ Raion
First mentioned	1448
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,771
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Historical affiliations

Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1448–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1672
 Ottoman Empire 1672–1699
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1699–1793
 Russian Empire 1793–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic 1917–1920
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

Until the Partitions of Poland Oratów was part of the Bracław Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

External links

• Orativ at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
• The murder of the Jews of Orativ during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.