Brusyliv Raion

Brusyliv District (raion) Брусилівський район
—  Raion  —
Location of Brusyliv District (raion) in Zhytomyr Oblast
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Established	N/A
Admin. center	Brusyliv
Government
• Governor	N/A
Area
• Total	625 km2 (241 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,186
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	126-XX
Area code	380-
Website	Verkhovna Rada website

Brusyliv District (raion) (Ukrainian: Брусилівський район, translit. Brusylivs'kyi raion) is a raion (district) in the eastern part of Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Brusyliv, and it consists of 36 villages and 1 urban-type settlement. Population: 18,186 residents. The territory is 625 km².

Settlements

Rural settlements in Brusyliv raion include:

Bolyachiv - 169 inhabitants Vodotyyi - 505 inhabitants Vilshka - 186 inhabitants Dyvyn - 324 inhabitants Yosypivka - 241 inhabitants Karabachyn - 309 inhabitants, on the river Zdvyzh Krakivshchyna - 115 inhabitants Lazarivka - 634 inhabitants Morozivka - 1,146 inhabitants Mistechko - 207 inhabitants, on the river Zdvyzh Novi Ozeryany - 603 inhabitants Ozera - 299 inhabitants Osivtsi - 684 inhabitants Pokryshiv - 479 inhabitants Pryvorittya - 803 inhabitants Romanivka - 275 inhabitants Skochyshche - 373 inhabitants Skochyshche Station Sobolivka - 538 inhabitants, on the Irpin River Soloviyivka - 892 inhabitants Stavyshche - 579 inhabitants Khomutets - 1,239 inhabitants Yastrubenka - 208 inhabitants

Brief

It is situated in the south-eastern part of the region. Distance from the district (urban-type Brusyliv) to the regional center - 80 km by highways.

Natural tourist objects

There are centres of relaxation and recreational resources of reservoirs on the rivers Zdvyzh, Irpen.

Social and historical tourist objects

There are the settlements of the Kievan Rus, (XI-XII.) in the villages Soloviyivka, Sobolivka, Skochyshche, Mistechko among the archaeological monuments. Architecture –memorials- the Church of XVII c . in v. Ozera, the remains of the castle of Capuchin Order (1787) in Brusylov; bust of Taras Shevchenko (1997) in the district center, a memorial sign on the place estate of church and religious figure I. Ohienko.

Natives of region

Scientific, religious and church figure I. Ogienko; a singer, People's Artist of USSR Y. Chervonyuk, a graphic artist, the Honored Artist of the USSR A. Lopukhova; an artist, the Honored Artist of the USSR A. Makarenko; director, People's Artist of USSR B. Nord; in this village passed the young years of ex-mayor of Kyiv, deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Omelchenko (all - Brusilov); a physicist, corresponding member of NAS of Ukraine M. Lysytsia (v.Vysoke), the Doctors of Medical Sciences V. Bondarenko and B . Omelchenko; The Doctor of Historical D. Pohylevych (p. Vodotyi);the Doctor of Geographical Sciences, corresponding member of the APSU P. Shishchenko (v. Pokryshiv), People's Artist of USSR P. Nyatko-Tabachnykova and the Doctor of Historical Berezovchuk M. (v. Karabchyn), People's Artist of USSR P. Karmelyuk, the doctor of Medicine I. Kaminskyi- Heleta (v. Soloviyivka); the Honored Artist of the USSR V. Savchenko (v. Yastrebenka).

See also

• Subdivisions of Ukraine
• Zhytomyr Oblast

External links

• Verkhovna Rada website - Administrative divisions of Brusyliv raion (Ukrainian)

• Find out Brusilov Region @ Ukrainian.Travel {en}