Makhnivka, Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast
village in Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Makhnivka (Ukrainian: Махнівка; Russian: Махновка; Yiddish: מאכניווקא) is a village in Khmilnyk Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, located on the west bank of the Hnylopiat River. It was named Komsomolske from 1935 until 2016. As of 2017, it had a population of 3,415 people.
The village is notable for its historical Jewish population, including the Machnovka Hasidic dynasty that has its origins in Makhnivka.
Geography
Makhnivka is in western Ukraine, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-southeast of Berdychiv and 154 km (96 mi) southwest of Kyiv. The Hnylopiat river – a tributary of the Teteriv – flows through the village.
History
Poland-Lithuania
The first mention of the village is in a letter in 1430, under its original name Makhnivka. At the time, it was located in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was granted to the Tyszkiewicz family by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Svidrigailo. As a result of the 1569 Union of Lublin, it became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
“Makhnivka, Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast” enters the record as village in Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Makhnivka, Khmilnyk and Raion can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2511152. VIAF identifies the subject as 305937049. The Library of Congress control number is n2013076285. Authority coordinates are 49.722, 28.677. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1935, 2016, 2017 and 1430.
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