Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Старокостянтинів; also referred to as Starokonstantinov Russian: Староконстантинов) is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Starokostiantynivsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.
History
Starokostyantyniv was founded in the 16th century when the Ukrainian magnate, Kostiantyn Ostroz'kyi (1460-1530), built a fortress at the village of Pomishchentsi. The village grew into a town and was called Kostiantyniv Staryi.
It's a very small town.
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Coordinates: 49°45′20″N 27°13′15″E / 49.75556°N 27.22083°E
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