Korostyshiv

Korostyshiv
Корости́шів
City
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Korostyshiv

Flag

Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion Korostyshiv Raion
Population (2013)
  Total 25,817
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Korostýšiv (Ukrainian: Корости́шів, Polish: Korosteszów, Russian: Коростышев) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Korostyshiv Raion. Population: 25,817(2013 est.)[1] In 2001, population was 26,068.

History

Historical affiliations

Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1495–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
 Russian Empire 1793–1917
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
   Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
 Ukraine 1991–present

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Kohtla-Järve linn. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

Coordinates: 50°19′N 29°04′E / 50.317°N 29.067°E / 50.317; 29.067


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