Olevsk Олевськ | |
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 Downtown Olevsk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Olevsk  Olevsk | |
| Coordinates:51°13′N27°39′E / 51.217°N 27.650°E /51.217; 27.650 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion | Korosten Raion |
| Hromada | Olevsk urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 10,032 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Olevsk (Ukrainian:Олевськ,IPA:[oˈlɛu̯sʲk]ⓘ;Polish:Olewsk;Yiddish:אלעווסק) is a city inKorosten Raion,Zhytomyr Oblast,Ukraine, administrative center ofOlevsk urbanhromada. As of January 2022 its population was approximately10,032.[1] Olevsk is located in ZhytomyrPolissya.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1488–1569)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1793)
Russian Empire (1793–1917)
Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1918)Ukrainian State (1918)Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1919)
Republic of Poland (1919–1920)[citation needed]
Soviet Ukraine (1920–1922)
Soviet Union (1922–1991)
Nazi Germany (1941–1944) (occupation)Ukraine (1991–present)Olevsk was first mentioned in 1488. In 1641 Olevsk was grantedMagdeburg city rights by Polish KingWładysław IV Vasa. Later it became a town inVolhynian Governorate of theRussian Empire.[2]
DuringWorld War II on November 15 or 21, 1941, members ofTaras Bulba-Borovets'Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army collaborated with the German administration in taking more than 500 Jews from Olevsk toVarvarivka, where they were murdered.[3]
On December 25, 2011, the city council of Olevsk renamed the streets of the city that bore the names of Soviet leaders, naming them in honor of prominent figures of the Ukrainian nationalist and patriotic movement. The streets and lanes named afterPavel Postyshev,Stanislav Kosior,Hryhoriy Petrovsky,Mikhail Kalinin, andHryhoriy Kotovsky were renamed. Instead, they were named afterOlena Teliha,Oleh Olzhych,Hetman Vyhovsky, Oleksiy Opanasiuk,Heroes of Kruty, the 20th anniversary ofUkraine's independence, andYuriy Tiutiunnyk.[4]
Olevsk is located in the north-west of Korosten District of Zhytomyr Oblast, 180 km from the regional center. The city is located on thePolesian Lowland, in ZhytomyrPolissya .[5][6] Mixed forests, swamps and lakes occur around the city. Pine, hornbeam and oak are most often found in the forests. The city is located on the right bank of thePripyat River, a right tributary of theDnieper River. The climate of the territory is moderately continental, with humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is about 10 °C, the average temperature in January is 4-5 °C, and in July it is about + 20 °C. The annual amount of precipitation is 570 mm.[7][6] The European highwayE373 passes south of Olevsk.[8]
