Orativ (Ukrainian: Оратів, Polish: Oratów) is an urban locality (urban-type settlement) in Vinnytsia Oblast, located in the historic region of Podillia, Ukraine. It was the administrative seat of the former Orativ Raion. Until 1984 Orativ was a village. Population: 2,694 (2022 estimate)[1]

Orativ
Оратів
Oratów
St. Stanislaus' church
St. Stanislaus' church
Flag of Orativ
Coat of arms of Orativ
Orativ is located in Vinnytsia Oblast
Orativ
Orativ
Orativ is located in Ukraine
Orativ
Orativ
Coordinates: 49°12′N 29°31′E / 49.200°N 29.517°E / 49.200; 29.517
Country Ukraine
Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast
RaionVinnytsia Raion
First mentioned1448
Urban-type settlement status1984
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,694
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
22600 - 22604 and 22633
Area code+380 4330

Orativ was the birthplace of the 3rd Prime Minister of Israel Levi Eshkol.

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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.

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  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.

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