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Starokostiantyniv (; also referred to as Starokonstantinov ) is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an administrative divisions of Ukraine of western Ukraine. The Capital of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine....
 (province
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
) of western Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
. Serving as the administrative center of the Starokostiantynivsky Raion (district
Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is of French origin, describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"....
), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.

okostyantyniv was founded in the 16th century when the Ukrainian magnate Kostiantyn Ostroz'kyi (1460-1530) built a fortress at the village of Pomishchentsi.






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Starokostiantyniv (; also referred to as Starokonstantinov ) is a city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an administrative divisions of Ukraine of western Ukraine. The Capital of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine....
 (province
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
) of western Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
. Serving as the administrative center of the Starokostiantynivsky Raion (district
Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is of French origin, describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"....
), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.

History

Starokostyantyniv 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.

It's a very small town.

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