Tarasy

For other uses, see Taras (disambiguation).

Tarasy <span class="nickname" lang=""ua"">Тараси
Abandoned administrative building, 2007
Tarasy Location of Tarasy in Ukraine
Tarasy Location of Tarasy in Kiev Oblast
Coordinates: 51°15′50″N 29°17′16″E / 51.26389°N 29.28778°E / 51.26389; 29.28778Coordinates: 51°15′50″N 29°17′16″E / 51.26389°N 29.28778°E / 51.26389; 29.28778
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kiev
Raion	Poliske
Founded	unknown, about 18th Century
Population
• Total	0
	(ca 630 in 1986)
Area code(s)	+380 4592

Tarasy (Ukrainian: Тараси) is an abandoned settlement and former village in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kiev Oblast, Ukraine. It was located in Poliske Raion (district).

History

The village was found in the 18th Century. After the nuclear disaster of April 26, 1986, it was abandoned. However, in 1999 it was taken out of a registry as it was completely depopulated being located in the Zone of Alienation. Currently nobody live there.^[1]^[2]

Geography

The village is located along the right bank of Uzh River, 7 km from Poliske (Habne), the former district center, and 22 km from the nearest railway station, at Vilcha. Across the river Tarasy borders with the village of Stupyscha (now part of Motiyky village), Narodytsky Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast.^[3]^[4]

Gallery

The building of the old school in the village. Photo of 2007. (51°15′44″N 29°18′07″E / 51.262327°N 29.301840°E)

The building of the new school in the village. Photo of 2007. (51°15′39″N 29°17′41″E / 51.260824°N 29.294760°E)

Monument to the village residents who fought and died in World War II.

References

↑ (Ukrainian) A decision on formal deregistration of the village of Tarasy
↑ (Ukrainian) Музей пам'яті Поліського району
↑ (Ukrainian) Тараси
↑ Tarasy (map) on GeoNames

External links

Media related to Tarasy at Wikimedia Commons

Populated places of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Raions¹	Chornobyl (former) Ivankiv Luhyny Narodychi Ovruch Poliske

Cities	Chernobyl Pripyat

Urban-type settlements	Poliske Vilcha

Villages	Andriivka Benivka Bober Bovyshche Buda Buda-Varovychi Budoliubivka Buriakivka Bychky Chapaievka Cherevach Chistohalivka Denisovychi Derevtsi Derkachi Dibrova Dovhyi Lis Fabrykivka Hlynka Horodchan Horodyshche Hrezlia Hriazeve Illintsi Ilovnytsia Ivanivka Kamianka Khryplia Klyvyny Kopachi Korohod Korolivka Kosharivka Koshivka Kotsiubynske Kovshylivka Krasne I Krasne II Kryva Hora Kupuvate Ladyzhychi Leliv Lubianka Lypski Romany Malenivka Mali Klishchi Mali Minky Malynka Martynovychi Masheve Moshchanytsia Motyli Nova Krasnytsia Nove Sharne Novoshepelychi Novosilky Novyi Mir Omelnyky Opachychi Otashiv Paryshiv Pereizd Peremoha Pidchashia Pliutovyshche Poliske Richytsia Rohy Rozizhdzhe Rozsokha Rudky Rudnia-Hrezlianska Rudnia-Illinetska Rudnia-Ososhnia Rudnia-Veresnia Severivka Shevchenkove Shyshelivka Sloboda Sosnivka Stara Krasnytsia Stara Rudnia Stare Sharne Stari Shepelychi Starosillia Stebli Stechanka Stepky Sytivka Tarasy Terekhy Teremtsi Tovstyi Lis Usiv Varovychi Velyki Klishchi Vesniane Vilshanka Volodymyrivka Yampil Yaniv Yasen Zalissia Zamoshnia Zapillia Zholudivka Zhovtneve Zhurba Zvizdal Zymovyshche

¹Only portions of these raions (large or small) were affected due to the Chernobyl disaster.

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