Novohrad-Volynskyi
| Novohrad-Volynskyi Новоград-Волинський | |||
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Mezentsev Palace in Novohrad-Volynskyi | |||
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  Novohrad-Volynskyi Location of Novohrad-Volynskyi | |||
 Novohrad-Volynskyi | |||
| Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 27°38′0″E / 50.58333°N 27.63333°ECoordinates: 50°35′0″N 27°38′0″E / 50.58333°N 27.63333°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Founded | 9th century | ||
| City status | 1795 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Zahryvyi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 26,67 km2 (1,030 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 55,991 | ||
| Postal code | 11700—11709 | ||
| Area code(s) | 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. 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]
The town is best known as the birthplace of Lesya Ukrainka (Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka, 1871-1939), 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
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Lesya Ukrainka's house
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Holocaust monument
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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. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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