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Zviahel Raion Звягельський район | |
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| Coordinates:50°48′30″N27°19′57″E / 50.80833°N 27.33250°E /50.80833; 27.33250 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Admin. center | Zviahel |
| Subdivisions | 12 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,242.6 km2 (2,024.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 164,972 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
Zviahel Raion (Ukrainian:Звягельський район) is araion (district) ofZhytomyr Oblast, northernUkraine. Until 2022, it was known asNovohrad-Volynskyi Raion (Ukrainian:Новоград-Волинський район). Its administrative centre is located atZviahel,Ukraine. The raion covers an area of 5,242.6 square kilometres (2,024.2 sq mi). Population:164,972 (2022 estimate).[2]
The raion was originally created in 1923 asNovohrad-Volynskyi Raion, within theVolhynian Governorate of theUkrainian SSR. In 1932, it was reassigned toKyiv Oblast. In 1935, the raion was abolished.[3]
DuringWorld War II, the raion's former territory was occupied byNazi Germany from July 1941 to January 1944. Soviet partisans fought back against the occupation, and the Nazis burned down several villages.[3]
In 1958, Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion was restored as part ofZhytomyr Oblast. Its boundaries were repeatedly changed until 1966, at which point they stayed the same for a long time.[3]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion was significantly expanded.[4][5] Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2 square kilometres (334.1 sq mi). The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was43,789 (2020 est.).[6]
TheUkrainian parliament renamed the raionZviahel Raion, simultaneously approving the renaming of the cityZviahel, on 16 November 2022.[7]
It is located in the western part of Zhytomyr Oblast.[3]
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There is a number of the reserves in a district: “Horodnytskyi”, “Kazyava”, “Tuhanivskyi”, Chervonovilskyi” (all- national value), “Botanical”, “Myheivskyi”, “Sapozhynskyi”, “Storozhivskyi”, “Veresna”, “Klenovskyi”(local value), sight of nature of national value “Larch”, sight of landscape-gardening art of national value is Horodnytskyi park (ХІХ century), dendropark “Pilyava” (local value).River Sluch has numerous of thresholds and is interesting for the supporters of water tourism (the route of the second category of complication passes through this route).
There are numerous of sights of local value in a district: synagogue (ХІХ-ХХcenturies), the church of St. Anthony beginning of the ХХ century, St. George's church (1903); of the Virgin Protectress church and bell tower (1794, 1847) in v. Barvinovka, post-house (1854–58) in v. Bronyky, the church of St. John the Theologian (1912) in v. Mala Horbasha; Michael's church (1901) in v. Serednia Derazhnia; Intercession church (1907–11) in v. Yarun, Michael's church (1913) in v. Hrud; Church of Christmas of the Virgin(1847) in v. Zholobne; the Ascension’s church (1901) in v. Ivashkivka; Roman Catholic church (ХІХ century) in v. Lebedivka.In 1846 a famous Ukrainian poetTaras Shevchenko stayed at Hulsk. In honour of this event a memorable sign was set on the bank of the river Sluch.In Hulsk and other villages of the district along an old state boundary there were fortifications buildings (pillboxes, bunkers) of times ofSecond World War (“line ofStalin”), which are the objects of tourism.