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Khoroshiv

Coordinates: 50°35′44″N 28°26′41″E / 50.59556°N 28.44472°E / 50.59556; 28.44472
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Khoroshiv
Хорошів
Khoroshiv gemstones museum
Khoroshiv gemstones museum
Flag of Khoroshiv
Coat of arms of Khoroshiv
Khoroshiv is located in Zhytomyr Oblast
Khoroshiv
Khoroshiv
Location in Ukraine
Khoroshiv is located in Ukraine
Khoroshiv
Khoroshiv
Khoroshiv (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°35′44″N 28°26′41″E / 50.59556°N 28.44472°E / 50.59556; 28.44472
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
RaionZhytomyr Raion
First mention1545
Area
 • Total8.328 km2 (3.215 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total7,335
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Khoroshiv (Ukrainian: Хорошiв, Russian: Хо́рошев), until 2015 Volodarsk-Volynskyi (Ukrainian: Володарськ-Волинський, translit. Volodarsk-Volynskyi)[1] is a rural settlement in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 7,335 (2022 estimate)[2]

History

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The settlement was first mentioned in 1545 as Oleksandropil. It was owned by szlachcic Alexander Pronsky, and after his death was inherited by the Polish Leszczynski family. In 1525, the town, then called Horoshky, was sold to Nemyrych family. During the Khmelnytsky Uprising Horoshky belonged to Kiev Regiment, but in 1667 were returned to Poland according to the Treaty of Andrusovo. In 1685-1699 the town was once again controlled by Ukrainian Cossacks under the leadership of Semen Paliy.After the Second Partition of Poland Horoshky became part of the Russian Empire. In 1796, Empress Catherine II confiscated the local manor from its Polish owners and awarded it to field marshal Mikhail Kutuzov. To commemorate this fact, in 1912 the imperial authorities renamed Horoshky to Kutuzove. In 1917, the town became part of the Ukrainian People's Republic, but in 1921 was finally occupied by the Red Army and renamed to Volodarsk (since 1927 - Volodarsk-Volynsky), after the Bolshevik politician V.Volodarsky. After Ukraine regained independence, the settlement was finally renamed to Khoroshiv in 2016, as part of the decommunization campaign.

Until 26 January 2024, Khoroshiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Khoroshiv became a rural settlement.[3]

Points of interest

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  • 17th century fortification walls.
  • Catholic Church of Transfiguration.
  • Male Orthodox monastery of Saint Paisius.
  • Orthodox and Protestant churches.
  • Kutuzov park.
  • Museum of valuable and decorative stones.
  • Monument to Taras Shevchenko.

Notable personalities

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References

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  1. ^ "Rada de-communized Artemivsk as well as over hundred cities and villages" (in Ukrainian). Pravda.com.ua. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.