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Novohrad-Volynskyi (Ukrainian: Новогра́д-Воли́нський, romanized: Novohrád-Volýnsʹkyj, pronounced [nowoˈɦrɑd woˈlɪnʲsʲkɪi̯]; Russian: Новогра́д-Волы́нский, romanized: Novográd-Volýnskij) or Zviahel (Ukrainian: Звягель, romanized: Zviahel, pronounced [ˈzwjɑɦelʲ]; Russian: Звягель, romanized: Zviagel; Yiddish: זוויל‎ translit. Zvil; Polish: Zwiahel) is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Originally known as Zviahel, the city was renamed to Novohrad-Volynskyi in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Russian Empire soon after the third Partition of Poland. On 16 June 2022 city council renamed the city again to Zviahel.[1] The final decision on renaming the city has to be made by the Ukrainian parliament.[1]

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Novohrad-Volynskyi Новоград-Волинський
City of regional significance
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 27°38′0″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion	Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion
First mentioned	1256
City status	1795
Government
• Mayor	Volodymyr Zahryvyi
Area
• Total	2,667 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	55,463
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Postal code	11700—11709
Area code	1811000000
Website	http://novograd.osp-ua.info/

The city 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: 55,790 (2020 est.)[2]

The city is located on the main route to Kyiv ( E40) near its crossing at the Sluch River.

Name

The city has previously been known as: Возвягель Vozviahel, Звяголь Zviahol, Zviahel, Звягаль Zviahal, Dzwihel, Novohrad-Volynskyi.

Originally known as Zviahel, the city was renamed to Novohrad-Volynskyi in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Russian Empire soon after the third Partition of Poland.

Since the 1991 Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine there have been several attempts to rename the city.[1] Public discussions on renaming the city to Zviahel began in April 2022.[1] On 16 June 2022 city council renamed the city again to Zviahel.[1] The decision was supported by 22 of the 30 deputies present, while four deputies opposed and abstained.[1] The name change was then to be approved by the deputies of the Zhytomyr Oblast Council.[1] And the final decision on renaming the city has to be made by the Ukrainian parliament.[1]

On 31 March 2022 the city council had removed the letter Z (which was a reference to the name Zviahel and it was placed on the bell symbol) from its coats of arms.[3] This was done because letter Z was widely used by the invading Russian army during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and has become a propaganda tool in Russia.[3]

History

The city was mentioned in the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle under the year of 1256 as the town of Zviahel. The original settlement was an Old Ruthenian town of Bolokhiv Land located on the right bank of Sluch.[4] In 1257 it was razed by Daniel of Galicia.

The next mentioning of the settlement is found in 1432 as a rebuilt one on the left bank upstream from the original site.[4] Since 14th century it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania owned by Zwiahelski princely family.[4] In 1501 to 1554 the town belonged to Ostrogski princely family.[4] In 1507 Konstanty Ostrogski built here a castle.[4] After formation of Volhynian Voivodeship, it was located in Lutsk County. Following the 1569 Union of Lublin it was passed on to the Crown of Poland.[4]

During the Khmelnytskyi Uprising, Cossacks destroyed portion of the city's fortification and burnt down the Catholic church (kosciol).[4] In September 1648 in the city was formed an insurgency group of local peasants led by Mykhalo Tysha.[4] In 1650s in Zwiahel existed Zwiahel Regiment.[4]

In 18th century the city belonged to Lubomirski princely family.[4]

The city had an important Jewish community. In the late 19th century it was home to 9,378 Jews, more than half the population of the town. Pogroms killed approximately 1,000 Jews in 1919.[5] After the Treaty of Riga, Novohrad-Volynskyi became part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. 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,[6] and an important part of the town was destroyed during the war.

Climate

Notable people

• Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913), poet and writer
• Valerii Zaluzhnyi (1973), general and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• Peter Krasnow (1886–1979), artist
• Elena Yakovleva (born 1961), actress
• Baruch Korff (1914-1995), Jewish activist known as "Nixon's rabbi"
• Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Kovalchuk (1974), politician

Twin towns – sister cities

Zviahel is twinned with:[8]

Gallery

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  Mezentsev Palace
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  Railway station
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  Lesya Ukrainka's house
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  Holocaust monument
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  Dzwihel is between Teteriv and Sluch
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  Novohrad Fortress
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  Novohrad Fortress over Sluch River

References

External links

• Official Web Site Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (expired)
• Novohrad-Volynskyi. Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• (in English) Find out Novograd-Volynskyi @ Ukrainian.Travel

На других языках

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[de] Nowohrad-Wolynskyj

Nowohrad-Wolynskyj (ukrainisch Новоград-Волинський; russisch Новоград-Волынский .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Nowograd-Wolynskij, polnisch offiziell Nowogród Wołyński – im Volksmunde und vor 1796 Zwiahel) ist das Zentrum des gleichnamigen Rajons in der Oblast Schytomyr in der Ukraine mit 56.000 Einwohnern (1. Januar 2005), am Fluss Slutsch gelegen.

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- [en] Novohrad-Volynskyi

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[ru] Новоград-Волынский

Новогра́д-Волы́нский (укр. Новоград-Волинський, до 1793 года Звягель[3][4]) — город в Житомирской области Украины.

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