Rzhyshchiv
Rzhyshchiv (, ; ; , also known by several alternative names; ) is a small city in Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Rzhyshchiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: It is situated on Leglych river. Until 18 July 2020, Rzhyshchiv was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven, the city of Rzhyshchiv was merged into Obukhiv Raion. Names In Yiddish, formerly a primary language of the city, the name has been recorded in different forms throughout its history, including (Urziztshub), (Rziztshub), (Urziztshib), (Rziztshib), (Urzishtshb), (Rzishtshb), (Urzistshub), (Rzistshub), (Irzistshib), (Rzistshib), (Urzishtshib), (Rzishtshib), (Irzishtshib), (Rezishtshib), (Rzishtsheb), (Irziztshib). In English it has been recorded as Rzhyshchiv, Rzhishchev, Rezhishchev, Rezhyschiv, Rzysciv, Orzistchov and Irzyszczów. Economy There is River Port working as a part of Kyiv River Port located in town. Jewish community Archival sources report a Jewish community in Rzhyschiv by the end of the 18th century. From 1802 onwards, the town was the centre of a Hasidic dynasty. According to the census of 1847, Rzhyschiv's Jewish community numbered 1,543 people. By