Fastiv Фастів | |
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| Coordinates:50°05′N29°55′E / 50.083°N 29.917°E /50.083; 29.917 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Fastiv Raion |
| Hromada | Fastiv urban hromada |
| Founded | 1390 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mykhailo Netyazhuk[1] (Party of National Selfishness[1]) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 44,014 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08500 — 08509 |
| Area code | +380 4565 |
| Website | fastiv-rada |
Fastiv (Ukrainian:Фастів,IPA:[ˈfɑs⁽ʲ⁾t⁽ʲ⁾iu̯]ⓘ) is acity in theKyiv Oblast (province) in centralUkraine. On older maps it is depicted asKhvastiv (Polish:Chwastów; Ukrainian:Хвастів). Administratively, it serves as the administrative centre of theFastiv Raion (district), to which it does not administratively belong. Fastiv hosts the administration ofFastiv urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine.[2] Its population is approximately44,014 (2022 estimate).[3]
Lying on conjunction ofrailway lines, Fastiv is an importantnode station on the rail route from centralEurope toRussia andAsia. On 1 December 1918 at the Fastiv train station delegations of theUkrainian People's Republic and theWest Ukrainian People's Republic signed theUnification Act uniting territories of Ukraine that were split between Austrian and Russian empires.
Beside transportation industry,Brewing andmachinery industry are also present, although the majority of inhabitants are employed byUkrzaliznytsia's 12 railway installations in the city.
The foundation date of the city is not known. Under its current name the populated place is first mentioned as early as 1390 in oldRus' chronicles where it is stated that Prince of KyivVladimir Olgerdovich issued a certificate that stated that Fastiv belonged to Rozhanovsky princes.
Fastiv is a historical city that survived through many timesCossack uprisings and theGreat Turkish War with the period of total devastation and later resettlement. In 1685 it became one of centers of revived Cossack movement in thePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth following theTreaty of Andrusovo. In early 18th century around Fastiv took placePaliy uprising. Following the unsuccessful military campaign ofPylyp Orlyk in 1711, remnants of his military force withdrew to Fastiv after the1711 siege of Bila Tserkva.
In the second half of 18th century, Fastiv was one of centers of another local uprising known asKoliyivshchyna.
In 1793 the town was ceded to theRussian Empire as part of theSecond Partition of Poland and the complete Russian occupation of theRight-bank Ukraine.
In 1825 during theDecembrist revolt inSaint Petersburg, the Imperial Russian troops quartered around Fastiv andVasylkiv supported the revolt. In the mid 19th century around Fastiv, the Imperial Russian archaeological commission conducted archaeological excavations of the "Perepiat kurgan" which were attended byTaras Shevchenko as an experienced artist.
The loss inCrimean War, led to intensive development of railroad network throughout theRussian Empire and in 1870 through Fastiv was installed the Kyiv–Odesa railroad.
As Chwastów (Fastów), it is mentioned in the 19th centuryGeographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland being a town of the Vasylkiv county.
In 1898 Fastiv became a permanent residence of Imperial Russian inventorNikolay Benardos out of theCentral Ukraine who is known for developing ofarc welding in theRussian Empire.
In September 1919, apogrom of the Jewish population of Fastiv was carried out byDenikin'sWhite Army forces (Fastov massacre). About 1,800 people were murdered and about 8,000 died in the following year from wounds or epidemics.[4] In 1941 the NaziEinsatzgruppe C underPaul Blobel murdered all Fastiv Jews between the ages of 12 and 60.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Fastiv was incorporated as acity of oblast significance. It also served as the administrative center of Fastiv Raion even though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven, the city of Fastiv was merged into Fastiv Raion.[6][7]
It was reported on 11 March 2022 that there were fights near Fastiv as Russian troops were trying to move towards the town.[8]
The main branches of the economy of the city of Fastiv are: industry, railway and trade.
Fastiv has a long industrial tradition, and currently the city's enterprises produce the following products:chemical,electrothermal, oil refining and gas consumption equipment, furniture, technical oils, sewing products,beer and soft drinks, flour, printing products,food packaging, bread andbakery products.
The most powerful industrial enterprises are:
–"Univest Marketing" LLC is one of the leaders in the publishing and printing industries of Ukraine, the company is engaged in the production of newspapers, magazines, trade catalogs, cardboard and blister packaging;
-PrJSC "Elopak" - production of Pure-Pak blanks for packaging liquid food products;
– LLC "Pyvovarnia ZibertaArchived 2022-08-18 at theWayback Machine" - production of beer and soft drinks;
– LLC "Kyivhlib" - production of bakery and confectionery products;
–"Kreisel-Building Materials" LLC - production of dry building mixes;
– "Eko Vtor" LLC - processing of PET raw materials into polyester fiber;
– "Poligrin Company" LLC - processing of secondary polyethylene into granules.
- "Fakel" plant is one of the leading machine-building enterprises that manufactures odorization units, oil coolers, gas heaters, containers, burners and tanks.
– "Arian Technical Oil Factory" LLC - production of hydraulic oil and fluid, cooling oil;
In the Industrial Zone of the city of Fastiv, Kyiv Region, the industrial park "FastIndustry" was created, with a total area of 15 hectares, which was entered into the Register of Industrial Parks of Ukraine (No. 17). The managing company of the industrial park is START-INDUSTRY Company LLC.
Fastiv is a major transport hub. Both road and railway routes pass through it.
First of all, the city of Fastiv has a convenientrailway connection and is a major hub station. The distance to the city ofKyiv is 75 km by road and 57 km by railway.
A mainline electrified railway passes through the city. From here, suburban, passenger and freight trains run in 4 directions:Kyiv,Kozyatyn I,Myronivka,Zhytomyr.
There are 9 railway companies operating on the territory of the city of Fastiv. Some of the largest enterprises of this industry inUkraine operate on the basis of a powerful railway hub:
Refrigerator Railway Car Subsidiary Company Ukrainian Railways JSC. The branch provides international transport and forwarding services for the delivery of goods, cold logistics, repair of wagons, major repair of cranes of rebuilding trains, train cars.
Motorovagonne depot Fastiv-1 carries out overhaul of electric trains, in which electric trains of the South-Western Railway are maintained and serviced. A fairly large number of freight trains are formed and dispatched daily. Large volumes of transit transportation.
Fastiv-1 railway station, which is one of the most important stations of the South-Western Railway. The enterprise performs unloading, loading and dispatching of wagons. The Fastiv station accepts long-distance and suburban passengers.
Fastiv-2 railway station operates for cargo.
The advantage of the city of Fastiv is the proximity of transcontinental routes, namely its location between 2 Europeanhighways:
Fastiv has a bus system that connects many streets, villages and towns with the city center and the capital.
The FLK-Invest LLC logistics complex operates in the industrial zone of the city of Fastiv, which offers a full range of services as a logistics service provider, responsible storage and handling of goods to customers at a class "A" warehouse complex in the city of Fastiv, Kyiv region.
The customs clearance sector (FASTIV) of the "Southern" Сustoms Post of the Kyiv Customs operates on the territory of the Logistics Complex.
On April 18, 2019, the constituent assembly was formed and held theFastIV Industrial and Logistics Cluster. Representatives of 21 enterprises subscribed to the Cluster.
The FastIV Industrial and Logistics Cluster is organic neighbouring of 4 important components: industry, logistics, innovative educational space and business development centre:
«FastIndustry» Industrial Park:
The equipped area (15 hectares) for new facilities in the field of industrial production,logistics, and related services.
«FastLogistic» Logistics Hub:
Klaipeda-Fastiv-Odesa railroad and sea freight line extending to the ports of Asia and Africa. Transportation is expected to include mainly containers shipments (universal and refrigerator containers).
«FastDevelopment»
Local Development Centre:
The centre to be formed in order to encourage development of entrepreneurship in the City, providing of services aimed at business improvement and ensuring of better access to finance.
«FastKnowledge»
Innovation Educational Environment:
The education environment expected to contribute to better opportunities of students,entrepreneurs and individuals in prompt of the modern knowledge required for the development of the City`s entrepreneurship and economy.
On the territory of the city, more than 100 enterprises are engaged in trading activities.
Among them: national food retailers, such as "Silpo-Food" LLC, "Fora" LLC, "ATB-market" LLC, "Trash" LLC, regional and local chains. There are also non-food supermarkets such as "Eldorado", "Foxtrot", "Comfi", "Budmarket" and others on the territory of the city.
There are 5 markets in the city.
The following banking institutions operate in the community: JSC "Oschadbank", JSC CB "Privatbank", JSC "Raiffeisen Bank", JSC "UKRGAZBANK".
1. Fastiv district branch "NASK Oranta";
2. Sales and customer service center of Providna SC;
3. TAS Insurance Group.
Print media:
- Advertising and information magazine "Nash Horodok";
- PP "Editorial of the Fastiv newspaper "Peremohga"".
The main direction of the investment policy of the community is the creation of favorable conditions for the development of entrepreneurship, improvement of the investment climate and its popularization among potential investors, establishment of a marketing and promotion system, attraction of foreign investors, assistance in the implementation of economically significant investment projects involving all sources of financial resources.
The founders of enterprises in the city of Fastov are companies fromChina,Germany,Norway andCyprus.
Community enterprises carry out foreign trade operations with the following countries:Austria,Azerbaijan,Bulgaria,British Virgin Islands,Vietnam,Georgia,Estonia,Israel,Kazakhstan,China,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Moldova,Germany,New Zealand,Poland,Singapore,USA,Turkmenistan,Hungary,Switzerland,Sweden.
Twin cities:
Cooperation with international organizations
The city of Fastiv is a member of:
Fastiv actively cooperates with international organizations, such as:
Fastiv has the status of a "12-star" city from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for the city's active participation in the development of local democracy.
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There are 11 pre-schooleducation institutions in thecity, which fully ensures the needs of the population. They serve 1,628 pupils.
The network of general secondary education institutions includes 4 institutions of general secondary education, 5 educational complexes and 2lyceums. There is also a private institution of general secondary education.
6,116 students are taught in the city schools.
Our secondary education institutions allow children and young people to develop their abilities in the sphere of education, science, culture, physical culture and sport, technical and other creative skills. They are able to acquire initial professional knowledge and skills necessary for their socialization, further self-realization and professional activity.
In 2016, the "Fastiv Educational and Rehabilitation Center" was created, which realizes the right to education of children with special needs, by supporting their development and integration into society.
In 2019 the municipal establishment of the Fastiv City Council "Exclusive-Resource Center" was established, which provides support to children with special educational needs through carrying out complex psychological-pedagogical evaluation of child development, providing psychological-pedagogical and correction-development services, and providing systematic qualified support.
Historical landmarks include the Intercession Church (Ukrainian: Pokrovska Tserkva;Intercession of the Theotokos Church) - a 17th-centuryOrthodox church, also known as Paliy Church (after the Cossack leaderSemen Paliy). There is also an early 20th-centuryCatholic church.[citation needed]
