Zhytomyr Житомир | |
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Kyivska (Kiev) street looking West toward St. Michael's Church. Photo early 1900s. | |
Coordinates: 50°15′0″N 28°40′0″E / 50.25000°N 28.66667°ECoordinates: 50°15′0″N 28°40′0″E / 50.25000°N 28.66667°E | |
Kintra | Ukraine |
Foondit | 9t century |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Volodymyr Deboi |
Area | |
• Total | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 271,172 |
• Density | 4172/km2 (10,810/sq mi) |
Postal code | 10000 — 10036 |
Area code(s) | +380 412 |
Website | Zhytomyr |
Zhytomyr (Ukrainian: Жито́мир pronounced [ʒɪˈtɔmɪr], Roushie: Жито́мир, Pols: Żytomierz, Yiddish: זשיטאָמיר) is a ceety in the North o the wastren hauf o Ukraine. It is the admeenistrative centre o the Zhytomyr Oblast (province), as well as the admeenistrative centre o the surroondin Zhytomyr Raion (destrict), awtho it is no a pairt o it. Zhytomyr is locatit at aroond 50°16′N 28°40′E / 50.267°N 28.667°E, occupyin a aurie o 65 km2 (25 sq mi).
The current estimatit population is 271,172 (as o 2013).
Zhytomyr is a major transportation hub. The ceety lees on a historic route linkin the ceety o Kiev wi the wast throu Brest. The day it links Warsaw wi Kiev, Minsk wi Izmail, an several major ceeties o Ukraine. Zhytomyr wis the location o Ozerne airbase an aw, a key Cauld War strategic aircraft base located 11 km (6.8 mi) sootheast o the ceety.
Important economic activities o Zhytomyr include lumber millin, fuid processin, granite quarryin, metalwirkin, an the manufactur o muisical graith.[1]
Zhytomyr Oblast is the main centre of the Pols minority in Ukraine, an in the ceety itsel thare is a lairge Roman-Catholic Pols cemetery, foondit in 1800. It is regardit as the third biggest Pols cemetery ayont borders o Poland, ahint the Lychakivskiy Cemetery in Lviv an Rossa Cemetery in Vilnius.
Relatit page: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine |
Zhytomyr is twinned with:
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