Zhytomyr Oblast

Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область, translit. Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna - Ukrainian: Житомирщина) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937. The oblast is located in the historic region of Polesia (Ukrainian: Полісся, translit. Polissia). Th... More

Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область, translit. Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna - Ukrainian: Житомирщина) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937. The oblast is located in the historic region of Polesia (Ukrainian: Полісся, translit. Polissia). The total area of the Zhytomyr Oblast encompasses 29,832 km (11,518 sq mi). Among the points of interest it is important to mention the following sites that were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine The current estimated population of the oblast is 1,328,158 (as of 2006). Zhytomyr Oblast is the most important center of Polish minority in Ukraine, which is numbered there at 49,000. The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with mining of granite and other construction stone, forestry, agriculture and various machinery manufacturing. The...

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