Zhitomir Ukraine city

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Zhitomir Ukraine city overview

Zhitomir city coat of arms

Zhitomir Ukraine city coat of arms picture

Zhitomir city flag

Zhitomir city map location

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Zhitomir or Zhytomyr (Ukrainian spelling) is a city and administrative center of Zhitomir oblast (region) of Western Ukraine. Zhitomir city lies along the Teterev River where the latter runs between high, rocky banks. Zhitomir is a railway and highway junction and has an airport.

Zhitomir Ukraine city population - 273,000 (2007).
Zhitomir Ukraine city land area - 65 sq.km.
Zhitomir Ukraine city phone code - +380-41(2).
Zhitomir Ukraine city postal codes - 10000-10036.

Zhitomir city streets

Zhitomir Ukraine city history

Zhitomir is believed to date from the 9th century, but the first record of it is from 1240, when Zhitomir settlement was sacked by Tatars. In the 1340s Zhitomir was ruled by feudal Lithuania, according Lyublin union of 1569 - by Poland.

In 1793 Zhitomir became the part of Russia, since 1804 Zhitomir city is the center of Volynsk guberniya. Soviet power was established in Zhitomir in 1918. During Civil war (1918-1920) it was won by Polish troops and was set free in 1920. Since 1937 Zhitomir city is the center of Zhitomir oblast.

Zhitomir city view

Zhitomir city scenery

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Zhitomir Ukraine city economy

Before revolution Zhitomir city had several small plants. Also Zhitomir was a seat of provincial government.

Modern Zhitomir city is an important junction where the main rail and road routs westward from Kiev are crossed by north-south routes.

The main heavy industries of Zhitomir are machine-building and metal-working. Zhitomir city light industries chiefly process wood for furniture and flax for linen. Synthetic fibres are a recent extension of the Zhitomir textile industry. Musical instruments, notably accordions, are a specialty of Zhitomir.

Zhitomir city theater

Zhitomir city tank T-34 monument

Zhitomir Ukraine city tank T-34 monument photo

Zhitomir city space exploration monument

Zhitomir Ukraine city space exploration monument photo

Zhitomir Ukraine city main attractions

Zhitomir city has agricultural and teacher-training institutes. A lot of outstanding personalities were born in Zhitomir: writer V.G.Korolenko, pianist S.T.Rihter, space researcher and engineer S.P.Korolyov. A famous Russian writer A.I.Kuprin lived in Zhitomir. V.V.Mayakovsky visited Zhitomir city in 1928.