Klesiv
urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine
Klesiv (Ukrainian: Клесів; Polish: Klesów) is a rural settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Population: 4,566 (2022 estimate).
Geography
Klesiv lies in the historical region of Volhynia, part of the geographic area of Polesia.
History
Klesiv was first founded in the beginning of the 20th century. It was a settlement in Volhynia Governorate of the Russian Empire.
In the Second Polish Republic the settlement was part of the Volhynian Voivodeship. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, Klesiv acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.
Since July 1941 until January 1944 it was occupied by Axis troops.
In January 1989 the population was 5107 people.
In 2013 the population was 4639 people.
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