# Lityn > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lityn > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lityn.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lityn > Source revision: 1323683474 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Rural locality in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Lityn | settlement_type = [Rural settlement](/source/Rural_settlement_(Ukraine)) | pushpin_map = Ukraine Vinnytsia Oblast#Ukraine | coordinates = {{coord|49|19|30|N|28|04|50|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [Country](/source/Country) | subdivision_name = {{UKR}} | subdivision_type1 = [Oblast](/source/Oblasts_of_Ukraine) | subdivision_type2 = [Raion](/source/Raions_of_Ukraine) | subdivision_name1 = [Vinnytsia Oblast](/source/Vinnytsia_Oblast) | subdivision_name2 = [Vinnytsia Raion](/source/Vinnytsia_Raion) | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | native_name = Літин }} '''Lityn''' ({{Langx|uk|Літин}}) is a [rural settlement](/source/Populated_places_in_Ukraine) in [Vinnytsia Oblast](/source/Vinnytsia_Oblast) (province), located in the historic region of the [Podilia](/source/Podilia). It was formerly the administrative center of the [Lityn Raion](/source/Lityn_Raion), but is now administered within [Vinnytsia Raion](/source/Vinnytsia_Raion). Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|6,547}} ==Name== In addition to the [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) name ''Літин'', it is also known in [Polish](/source/Polish_language) as ''Lityń''. ==Location== The town is located near the [Zghar River](/source/Zghar_River) which is a left tributary of the [Southern Bug](/source/Southern_Bug). Lityn is situated 28 kilometers to the North-West of [Vinnytsia](/source/Vinnytsia) on one of the most frequently used roads for connecting Ukraine and the EU roads - European route {{jct|country=EUR|E|50 }}. ==History== The date of the foundation of the town is not known. The oldest mention of it is in the edict of Duke of Podilia [Fyodor Koriatovych](/source/Fyodor_Koriatovych) of 1391. Since 1566 Lityn was a [royal city](/source/royal_city) located in the [Bracław Voivodeship](/source/Brac%C5%82aw_Voivodeship) of Poland. After the [Second Partition of Poland](/source/Second_Partition_of_Poland) in 1793 it was annexed by the [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire). Since 1797 Lityn was a county seat of the Russian [Podolia Governorate](/source/Podolia_Governorate). Folk hero [Ustym Karmaliuk](/source/Ustym_Karmaliuk) was imprisoned here; the prison where he was detained is now a part of the museum named after Karmaliuk, which is situated in Lityn. In 1897 almost half of population of Lityn was practicing [Judaism](/source/Judaism). Since March 1923, Lityn was a center of the [Lityn Raion](/source/Lityn_Raion). On the eve of World War II, there were 1,410 Jews living in the city. Between July 17, 1941, and March 20, 1944, the town was occupied by the [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany). On August 20, 1941, 56 young Jews were murdered. On December 19, 1941, about 1,800 Jews were shot at the nearby military base. In the middle of April 1942, a limited shooting of skilled workmen took place. The remaining Jews were killed in the fall of 1942. According to different sources, about 3,353-4,000 Jews were murdered in Lityn. The anti-Jewish actions were carried out by German gendarmeria, accompanied by Ukrainian auxiliary police and a special SD commando. Some Jews from Lityn survived the war because they were deported to the Zhmerynka ghetto which remained under Romanian occupation.{{Cite web|url=http://yahadmap.org/#village/lityn-vinnytsia-ukraine.157|title = Yahad - in Unum}} Until 26 January 2024, Lityn was designated [urban-type settlement](/source/urban-type_settlement). On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Lityn became a rural settlement.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |language=ru| date=1 January 2024}} ==Population== ===Language=== Distribution of the population by native language according to the [2001 census](/source/2001_Ukrainian_census):{{cite web | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України }} {| class="standard" |- ! Language ! Percentage |- | [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) | align="right"| 95.4% |- | [Russian](/source/Russian_language_in_Ukraine) | align="right"| 4.3% |- | other/undecided | align="right"| 0.3% |} ==Infrastructure== The Lityn's biggest taxpayer and employer is Litynskiy Milk Factory, which proceed up to 300 tons of milk and where a few hundreds of citizens are employed.
There is a number of other important institutions that include two schools, four libraries, two bazaars, regional hospital, cinema, stadium, one of the biggest in the [oblast](/source/oblast) sport hall, a medium-security prison, and agricultural factories. The factories proceed and produce meat, bread, vegetables, wood etc. ==Notable people== * [Ustym Karmaliuk](/source/Ustym_Karmaliuk) was a Ukrainian peasant outlaw who became a folk hero. He is one of the most known Ukrainians who fought against [serfage](/source/serfage) and often referred to as the "Ukrainian [Robin Hood](/source/Robin_Hood)" and "the last [Haydamak](/source/Haydamak)". He was born in 1787 in Lityn Region. There is the Ustym Karmeliuk's museum in Lityn. * [David Bert'ie](/source/%3Auk%3A%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%94_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87) was a professor of Art and famous Soviet [musical conductor](/source/Conducting) who was born in Lityn in 1882. * [Yakiv Shepel'](/source/%3Auk%3A%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87) was a regional leader of the insurrection against [bolsheviks](/source/bolsheviks) in 1919–1921 as a member of the [Ukrainian People's Army](/source/Ukrainian_People's_Army). * [Mykola Bytynskiy](/source/%3Auk%3A%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87) was a famous Ukrainian artist, [heraldist](/source/heraldist), [vexillologist](/source/vexillologist), and poet. * [Sergiy Sobko](/source/%3Auk%3A%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87) is a soldier who fought in the [War in Donbas](/source/War_in_Donbas) and became a [Hero of Ukraine](/source/Hero_of_Ukraine) was born in Lityn in 1984. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150423214847/http://leksika.com.ua/17671207/ure/litin Lityn] at the [Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia](/source/Ukrainian_Soviet_Encyclopedia) * [http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=752 The murder of the Jews of Lityn] during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), at [Yad Vashem](/source/Yad_Vashem) website. {{Authority control}} Category:Rural settlements in Vinnytsia Raion Category:Litinsky Uyezd Category:Holocaust locations in Ukraine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lityn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lityn) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lityn?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.