Iziaslav, Ukraine
Iziaslav
Ізя́слав | |
|---|---|
 General view of the Bernardine Monastery. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Iziaslavskyi Raion |
| First mention date | 1390 |
| City rights | 1583 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valentina Korniychuk[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 17,212 |
| • Density | 766.160/km2 (1,984.35/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Zaslavian |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 30300 |
| Area code | +3803852 |
| Website | http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/ |
Iziaslav (Template:Lang-uk IPA: [iˈzʲɑslɑw]) or Zaslav (Template:Lang-uk, IPA: [ˈzɑslɑw]) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn river (Template:Lang-uk) in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th century.[2]
History
19th century
Izyaslav was part of the Russian Empire - Volhynian Governorate.
20th century
At the beginning of World War II, the town had an important Jewish population representing 28% of the total inhabitants.[3] As soon as the Germans occupied the town, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Jews were later murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[4]
Historical demographics of Iziaslav
Monuments
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Former monastery hospital -
House in Old Town -
Ruins of Sanguszko Palace -
Saint John rectory in Iziaslav -
Church of St. Joseph and Lazarists monastery -
Church of Nativity
- 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.
Notable people
- Dmytro Chygrynskiy
- Marian Dubiecki
- Paolo Fontana
- Bill Mazer
- Nathan ben Moses Hannover
- Eugene Nakonechny
- Leonard Nimoy (Parents born in Iziaslav, emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts)
- Myroslav Popovych
- Tzvi Tzur
- Aleksander Zasławski
- Władysław Dominik Zasławski
References
- ^ http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/biografiya-21-22-23-31-03-2016/
- ^ Михайло Нікітенко. Знайдено давньоруський город на Волині // "Золоті ворота" № 3, 1994, с. 6-14; Його ж: До питання про літописний Ізяславль: нові археологічні дані. // Велика Волинь: минуле й сучасне. Хмельницький — Ізяслав — Шепетівка, 1994. с. 237—239 (in Ukrainian).
- ^ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Izyaslav/index.html
- ^ http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/izyaslav-khmelnytskyi-ukraine.102
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)
- The murder of the Jews of Iziaslav during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
