Irshava (; ) is a town located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Irshava Raion (district) until it was abolished in 2020 and was merged with Khust Raion. Today, the population is . Names There are several alternative names used for this city: , , , , , , , and . History The Hasidic Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (later of Satmar) lived in Irshava twice, between 1911-1914, and again between 1922-1925. He established a yeshiva there. A local newspaper is published here since October 1946. City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people. Demographics In 2001, population was 10,515. It included: Ukrainians (98.6%) Russians (0.7%) Slovaks (0.3%) Hungarians (0.3%) Native language in 2001: Ukrainian (97.9%) Russian (1.4%) Hungarian (0.4%) Natives Ivanna Bagová (born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho-Slovakia Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov - active in Prague's Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue; Studied in yeshiva in Trnava, Slovakia Gallery See also Zakarpattia Oblast References External links Irshava in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine Wikimapia Maps Cities in Zakarpattia Oblast Cities of district significance in Ukraine