Medzhybizh
Medzhybizh
Меджибіж Międzybóż • Меджибож | |
|---|---|
Medzhybizh Castle today | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′0″N 27°25′0″E / 49.43333°N 27.41667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Khmelnytskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Medzhybizh settlement hromada |
| First mentioned | 1146 |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,731 |
| • Density | 2.38/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 31530 |
| Area code | +380 3857 |
Medzhybizh (Ukrainian: Меджибіж; Polish: Międzybóż; German: Medschybisch; Yiddish: מעזשביזש, romanized: Mezhbizh), formerly Mezhybozhe, is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in Khmelnytskyi Raion, 25 kilometres from Khmelnytskyi on the main highway between Khmelnytskyi and Vinnytsia at the confluence of the Southern Buh and Buzhok rivers. Medzhybizh was once a prominent town in the former Podolia Province. Its name is derived from "mezhbuzhye", which means "between the Buzhenka (and the Buh) Rivers". It is known as the birthplace of the Jewish Hasidic mystical religious movement. Medzhybizh hosts the administration of Medzhybizh settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Current population: 1,237 (2022 estimate); 1,731, (2001 census).