Zviahel
Novohrad-Volynskyi
Новоград-Волинський | |
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 Mezentsev Palace in Novohrad-Volynskyi | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Founded | 9th century |
| City status | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Zahryvyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,667 km2 (1,030 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 55,991 |
| Postal code | 11700—11709 |
| Area code | 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. Originally known as Zvyahel, the city was renamed in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Russian Empire soon after the third Partition of Poland.
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]
History
The city had an important Jewish community. At the start of the 20th century, 10,000 Jews, 50% of the population, lived in the town.[2] In 1919, the Pogroms in Ukraine reached Novohrad-Volynskyi, and the troops of Symon Petliura murdered 1,000 Jews.[3] By the start of World War II only 6,840 Jews remained, (30% of the total population). Hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen in 1941. Many Survivors were imprisoned in harsh conditions in a ghetto and murdered in November 1942,[4] and an important part of the town was destroyed during the war.
The town is best known as the birthplace of Lesya Ukrainka (Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka, 1871-1913), 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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Railway station -
Lesya Ukrainka's house -
Holocaust monument -
Taras Shevchenko monument
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Novohrad Fortress over Sluch River
International relations
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
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ 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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