Ovruch
Ovruch
Овруч | |
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Coordinates: 51°19′28″N 28°48′29″E / 51.32444°N 28.80806°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Raion | Korosten Raion |
Hromada | Ovruch urban hromada |
Founded | 946 |
City rights | 1641 |
Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 15,250 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Postal code | 11100 |
Area code | +380 4148 |
Website | Official website |
Ovruch (Ukrainian: Овруч) is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Ovruch Raion. It has a population of approximately 15,250 (2022 estimate),[1] and is home to the Ovruch air base.
Name
In addition to the
History
Ovruch originated as an important town of
According to the
The city suffered from the man-made famine Holodomor of 1932-1933. In 2008, the National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide published the National Book of Memory of the Victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Zhytomyr region - Zhytomyr.[8] According to historical records, more than 1517 people died during Holodomor in 1932-1933.
During World War II, the German occupiers operated a Jewish forced labour battalion in the town.[9]
During the
Around 20:30, Russian troops conducted 6 more air strikes. Three civilians were killed.[11] As a result, the building of the Ovruch Employment Center was completely destroyed. Also damaged were the premises of the Ovruch City Hospital, the Centers for administrative services, apartments in 8 multi-storey buildings, about 5 private houses, one of which was completely destroyed, and 2 more are in disrepair. [12]
Architecture
The only mark of the town's antiquity is St. Basil's Church, commissioned by
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
In 1907
Geography
Located in northwestern Ukraine, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the Belarusian border, Ovruch is part of the geographical region of Polesia. It is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Korosten, 133 kilometres (83 mi) from Zhytomyr, and 92 kilometres (57 mi) from Mazyr, in Belarus; and it is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the ghost town of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Climate
Climate data for Ovruch (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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 (%)
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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[13] |
Notable people
- Vladimir Bogoraz (1865–1936), revolutionary, writer and anthropologist
- Stefano Ittar (1724–1790), Polish-Italian architect
- Oleksandr Lavrynovych (born 1956), physicist, lawyer and politician
- Yuri Nemyrych (1612–1659), politician of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Gallery
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Ovruch railway station
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Health center
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Transfiguration Church
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Historic building in town's centre
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A house after the2022 Russian invasion
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mykhailo Hrushevsky. History of Ukraine-Rus.
- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 773.
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- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. p. 775.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. p. 776.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. p. 772.
- ^ "National Book of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. Zhytomyr region. — Zhytomyr: «Polissia», 2008. — 1116 pp". 3 October 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Jüdisches Arbeitsbataillon Ovruc". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "30 private houses destroyed in Ovruch, Zhytomyr region, by enemy missile attack". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Burned alive in the basement: a family killed by a Russian bomb was commemorated in Ovruch". 7 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Russia attacks Ovruch in Zhytomyr region from the air". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Kiev, 1983–86. Vol. 2, page 153 (online)
External links
- (in Ukrainian) Ovruch official website
- Photos of Ovruch
- Ovruch @ Ukrainian.Travel