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Ovruch (Ukrainian: Овруч, Polish: Owrucz, Yiddish: אוורוטש‎, Russian: О́вруч) is a city in Korosten Raion, in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Ovruch Raion (district). It has a population of approximately 15,332 (2021 est.)[1] and is home to the Ovruch air base.

Ovruch
Овруч
City
St. Basil Church
Flag
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Ovruch
Location of Ovruch in Ukraine
Ovruch
Ovruch (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°19′28″N 28°48′29″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
RaionKorosten Raion
Founded946
City rights1641
Area
 • Total9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total15,332
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Postal code
11100
Area code+380 4148
WebsiteOfficial website

History


Ovruch originated as an important town of Kyivan Rus, first mentioned as Vruchiy in 977. Later after the sack of Iskorosten it became the capital city of Drevlian.[2] In the 14th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1483, Crimean Tatars destroyed the settlement. According to the Treaty of Lublin (1569), Volhynia with Owrucz formed a province of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1641, Polish King Władysław IV Vasa granted Owrucz city rights. It was a royal city of Poland. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 it was annexed by the Russian Empire.

The only mark of the town's antiquity is St. Basil's Church, commissioned by Rurik II of Kyiv from his court architect Pyotr Miloneg in the late 1190s. The church was built in Rurik's votchina and was dedicated to his patron saint.


Geography


Located in northwestern Ukraine, 50 km south of the Belarusian border, Ovruch is part of the geographical region of Polesia. It's located 48 km (30 miles) from Korosten, 133 km from Zhytomyr, and 92 km from Mazyr, in Belarus; and it is 100 km from the ghost town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.


Architecture


St. Basil's Church
St. Basil's Church

St. Basil's Church has four pillars, three apses and one dome. The western facade is flanked by two round towers, probably in imitation of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. The building is distinguished by elaborate brick facades, interlaced with bands of polished colored stone. The complicated design of pilasters points to a complex system of roofing and to a very high dome. The dome and vaults collapsed during the siege of Ovruch by Gediminas in 1321. The ruins of the church survived until 1842, when they crumbled, with the exception of three apses and a portion of the northern wall with an arch.

In 1907 Aleksey Shchusev was commissioned to restore the church to its presumed original form, incorporating the remains of Rurik's church into its edifice. Restoration work lasted for two years, and it won Schusev the prestigious title of the Academician of Architecture. More recently, the accuracy of his restoration has been questioned, as it didn't take into account the complicated system of vaulting and the considerable height of the drum. As a consequence of this oversight, the drum was restored according to a model typical of more archaic churches, rather than for the turn of the 13th century. Adjacent buildings of St. Basil's Convent were built on the model of medieval architecture of Pskov, simultaneously with the restoration of the main church.


Climate


Climate data for Ovruch (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)		 0.0
(32.0)		 5.5
(41.9)		 14.0
(57.2)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.5
(76.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 11.8
(53.2)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 12.2
(54.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 1.0
(33.8)		 8.3
(46.9)		 14.4
(57.9)		 17.3
(63.1)		 19.1
(66.4)		 18.1
(64.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 7.2
(45.0)		 1.6
(34.9)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 7.5
(45.5)
Average low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 3.4
(38.1)		 8.7
(47.7)		 12.0
(53.6)		 13.9
(57.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 8.3
(46.9)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 3.4
(38.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.8
(1.25)		 34.2
(1.35)		 39.2
(1.54)		 45.0
(1.77)		 56.2
(2.21)		 76.7
(3.02)		 107.8
(4.24)		 60.8
(2.39)		 61.9
(2.44)		 46.0
(1.81)		 46.0
(1.81)		 39.8
(1.57)		 645.4
(25.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.7 8.9 8.3 7.7 8.6 10.1 10.5 7.7 8.3 7.7 9.4 9.3 105.2
Average relative humidity (%) 85.9 82.9 78.6 71.1 68.7 73.0 74.6 74.9 80.1 83.4 88.1 88.4 79.1
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

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References


  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  2. Mykhailo Hrushevsky. History of Ukraine-Rus.
  3. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.


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[de] Owrutsch

Owrutsch (ukrainisch und russisch Овруч, polnisch Owrucz) ist eine Stadt in der ukrainischen Oblast Schytomyr mit etwa 17.000 Einwohnern (Hochrechnung 1. Januar 2005). Die Stadt liegt am Ufer des Noryn (Норинь), einem 88 km langen Nebenfluss der Usch im historischen Gebiet Polesien. Owrutsch ist das administrative Zentrum des mit 3.225 km² größten Rajons der Oblast Schytomyr.
- [en] Ovruch

[ru] Овруч

О́вруч (укр. Овруч) — город в Житомирской области Украины. Входит в Коростенский район. До 2020 года был административным центром упразднённого Овручского района.


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