Ostroh
Ostroh
Острог | ||
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 Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary | ||
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Sister cities  Sandomierz, Bieruń[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.ostroh.rv.ua/ | |
Ostroh (
administrative center of Ostroh Raion until 2020, but as a city of oblast significance did not belong to the raion. Currently the city is the centre of Ostroh urban hromada. Population: 14,894 (2022 estimate).[2]
The Ostroh Academy was established here in 1576, the first higher educational institution in modern Ukraine. Furthermore, in the 16th century, the first East Slavic books, notably the Ostrog Bible, were printed there.
History
The
Ostrogski princely family, who developed their town into a great centre of learning and commerce. Upon the family's demise in the 17th century, Ostroh passed to the Zasławski and then Lubomirski
families.
In the second half of the 14th century, Ostroh, together with the whole of
Andrzej Wegierski
.
During the
Ożenin
.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 12,975 | — |
| 1931 | 12,955 | −0.2% |
| 2022 | 14,894 | +15.0% |
| Source: [4] | ||
In the interwar period, Ostróg belonged to the County of
Polish Army, and the Border Protection Corps (KOP). The KOP Battalion "Ostróg" was stationed there, along with the 19th Volhynian Uhlan Regiment. On July 7, 1920, during the Polish–Soviet War, it was the site of a battle between a Polish unit under Wincenty Krajowski, and the Bolsheviks of Semyon Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army
. Throughout 1919–1939 Ostróg was located in close to the Polish–Soviet border, and special passes were required to enter some districts of the town.
Following the 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland, Ostróg was annexed by the Soviet Union, as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. An unknown number of the town's residents were forcibly sent to Siberia.
The Nazi German occupation resulted in the establishment of the
Holocaust
.
In 2022, an informal
Russian invasion of Ukraine. [6]
Landmarks include
Mezhirichi
contains the Abbey of the Trinity, with a fifteenth-century cathedral and other ancient buildings.
Gallery
- Ostroh landmarks
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Entrance to the Orthodox cathedral complex. -
Cathedral of the Epiphany (ca. 1521, restored 1887–91) -
Tatar Tower Gate (ca. 1500) -
"New" Round Tower (ca. 1500) -
15th-c. Church of the Trinity, Mezhyrich Monastery
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See also
- Ostrogski family
- Ivan Fyodorov (printer)
- Ostroh Castle
- Ostroh Academy
- National University Ostroh Academy
- Uherský Ostroh
References
- ^ "Sister cities". Official website of the Ostroh City Council (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ and centuries later, once again, during the Holocaust. Sergey R. Kravtsov (December 17, 2015). "The Great Maharsha Synagogue in Ostroh: Memory and Oblivion. Have we reached the point of no return?". Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 140.
- ^ The Shoah in Ukraine: History, Testimony, Memorialization edited by Ray Brandon, Wendy Lower p.43
- ^ Karl Puckett (March 12, 2022). "Beaufort agrees to send aid to Ostroh, Ukraine. A Facebook message sparked a dialogue". Retrieved March 30, 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ostroh.
- "Main". Official website of the Ostroh City Council (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- "Ostroh". art.lutsk.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- "Ostroh free classifieds newspaper" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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