Novohrad-Volynskyi
Novohrad-Volynskyi Новоград-Волинський |
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Mezentsev Palace in Novohrad-Volynskyi
Mezentsev Palace in Novohrad-Volynskyi
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Location of Novohrad-Volynskyi | |||
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Country | Ukraine | ||
Founded | 9th century | ||
City status | 1795 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Volodymyr Zahryvyi | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 26,67 km2 (1,030 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) | ||
Population (2013) | |||
• Total | 55,991 | ||
Postal code | 11700—11709 | ||
Area code(s) | 1811000000 | ||
Website | http://novograd.osp-ua.info/ |
Novohrad-Volynskyi (Ukrainian: Новоград-Волинський, translit.: Novohrad-Volyns’kyi; Russian: Новоград-Волынский, translit.: Novograd-Volynsky; Yiddish: זוויל translit. Zvil; Polish: Zwiahel) is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion (district), though administratively it does not belong to the raion and is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance. Population: 55,991 (2013 est.)[1]
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History
The city had and important Jewish community, at the beginning of the 20th century, they are 10 000 members (50% of the total population).[2] In 1919, the Pogroms in Ukraine hit the city and troops of Symon Petliura murdered 1000 Jews.[3] At the start of WWII, the town had 6 840 Jews, (30% of the total population). Hundreds of Jews are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen in 1941. Survivors are kept imprisoned in harsh conditions in a ghetto and murdered in November 1942.[4] An important part of the town is destroyed during the war.
The town is best known as the birthplace of Lesya Ukrainka (Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka, 1871-1939), famous nationalist Ukrainian poet, playwright, writer and more.
The city has previously been known as: Возвягель Vozvyahel’, Звяголь Zvyahol’, Звягель Zvyahel, Звягаль Zvyahal’
Gallery
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Будівля вокзалу в Новограді-Волинському.jpg
Railway station
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Меморіальний музей Лесі Українки.JPG
Lesya Ukrainka's house
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Denkmal für die Opfer des Faschismus auf dem Massengrab für die im 2. Weltkrieg erschossenen Juden.jpg
Holocaust monument
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Памятник Тарасу Шевченко.jpg
Taras Shevchenko monument
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Фортеця, р. Случ..jpg
Novohrad Fortress over Sluch River
International relations
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Twin towns / sister cities
Novohrad-Volyns'kyi is twinned with:
- Łomża, Poland
- Rēzekne, Latvia
- Suomussalmi, Finland
- Dolyna, Ukraine
- Surami, Georgia
- Rahachow, The Republic of Belarus
- Kursk, Russia
Notable residents
- Lesya Ukrainka (poet)
- Elena Yakovleva (actress)
- Peter Krasnow (artist)
References
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- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Novohrad_Volynskyy/
- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Novohrad_Volynskyy/links.asp
- ↑ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=650
External links
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- Cities in Zhytomyr Oblast
- Volhynian Governorate
- Volhynian Voivodeship
- Cossack Hetmanate
- Shtetls
- Cities of regional significance in Ukraine
- City name changes in Ukraine
- Zhytomyr Oblast geography stubs