Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine · Europe
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Zhytomyr is a city located in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. With a population of 261,624, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zhytomyr sits in Ukraine, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Kyiv time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Zhytomyr to your route.
Zhytomyr (Ukrainian: Житомир [ʒɪˈtɔmɪr] ; see below for other names) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr urban hromada (commune) and Zhytomyr Raion (district). Moreover,Read more
Zhytomyr consists of two urban districts: Bohunskyi District and Koroliovskyi District (named in honour of Sergey Korolyov). Zhytomyr occupies an area of 65 square kilometers (25 sq mi). Its population is 261,624 (2022 estimate).
Zhytomyr is a major Ukrainian transport hub as the city lies on a historic route linking the city of Kyiv with the west through Brest. Today it links Warsaw with Kyiv, Minsk with Izmail, and several major cities of Ukraine. Zhytomyr was also the location of Ozerne airbase, a key Cold War strategic aircraft base 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) southeast of the city.
Important economic activities of Zhytomyr include lumber milling, food processing, granite quarrying, metalworking, and the manufacture of musical instruments.
Zhytomyr Oblast is the main center of the Polish minority in Ukraine, and in the city itself there is a Latin Catholic cathedral and large Roman Catholic Polish cemetery, founded in 1800. It is regarded as the third biggest Polish cemetery outside Poland, after the Lychakivskiy Cemetery in Lviv and Rasos Cemetery in Vilnius.
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Zhytomyr is located in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, Europe. The coordinates are 50.2623 latitude, 28.6791 longitude.
Zhytomyr has a population of approximately 261,624 people, making it a city in Ukraine.
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