Iziaslav, Ukraine

Iziaslav Ізяслав
General view of the Bernardine Monastery.
Coat of arms
Iziaslav Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 26°48′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Raion	Iziaslavskyi Raion
First mention date	1390
City rights	1583
Government
• Mayor	Valentyn Pan'kovs'kyj
Area
• Total	23.91 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	17,232
• Density	766.160/km2 (1,984.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Zaslavian
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	30300
Area code(s)	+3803852
Website	http://www.babinagora.narod.ru/

Iziaslav (Ukrainian: Ізя́слав IPA: [iˈzʲɑslɑw]) or Zaslav (Ukrainian: Заслав, IPA: [ˈzɑslɑw]) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn river (Ukrainian: Горинь) in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th century.

Historical demographics of Iziaslav

Monuments

• Starozaslavsky Castle
• Novozaslavsky Castle
• St. John Cathedral
• Great Synagogue
• Church of St. Michael and Bernardine monastery
• Church of St. Joseph and Lazarists monastery
• Lazarists Hospital
• Palace of Sanguszko
• Cloth Hall
• Novozaslavsky Synagogue

Hotels

• Hotel Zaslav is a three-star hotel and restaurant. 25 Zhovtneva street, Iziaslav 30300. Phone: 03852 41739, 42837, 42684.
• Hotel Yavir. 18 Nezalezhnosti street, Iziaslav 30300. Phone: 03852 41233.

Famous people

• Aleksander Zasławski
• Władysław Dominik Zasławski
• Nathan ben Moses Hannover
• Paolo Fontana
• Marian Dubiecki
• Eugene Nakonechny
• Tzvi Tzur
• Myroslav Popovych
• Dmytro Chygrynskiy

External links

• Media related to Iziaslav at Wikimedia Commons
• Zaslav in Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• Iziaslav Castle
• International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (Izyaslav, Ukraine)