Iziaslav, Ukraine
| Iziaslav Ізя́слав | ||
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General view of the Bernardine Monastery. | ||
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  Iziaslav Location in Khmelnytskyi Oblast | ||
| Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 26°48′00″E / 50.11667°N 26.80000°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine | |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | |
| Raion | Iziaslavskyi Raion | |
| First mention date | 1390 | |
| City rights | 1583 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Valentina Korniychuk[1] | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 17,212 | |
| • Density | 766.160/km2 (1,984.35/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Zaslavian | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 30300 | |
| Area code(s) | +3803852 | |
| Website | http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/ | |
Iziaslav (Ukrainian: Ізя́слав IPA: [iˈzʲɑslɑw]) or Zaslav (Ukrainian: Заслав, IPA: [ˈzɑslɑw]) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn river (Ukrainian: Горинь) in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th century.[2]
History
19th century
Izyaslav was part of the Russian Empire - Volhynian Governorate.
20th century
At the beginning of World War II, the town had an important Jewish population representing 28% of the total inhabitants.[3] As soon as the Germans occupied the town, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Jews were later murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[4]
Historical demographics of Iziaslav
Monuments
Former monastery hospital
House in Old Town
Ruins of Sanguszko Palace
Saint John rectory in Iziaslav
Church of St. Joseph and Lazarists monastery
Church of Nativity
- Starozaslavsky Castle
- Novozaslavsky Castle
- St. John Cathedral
- Great Synagogue
- Church of St. Michael and Bernardine monastery
- Church of St. Joseph and Lazarists monastery
- Lazarists Hospital
- Palace of Sanguszko
- Cloth Hall
- Novozaslavsky Synagogue
Hotels
Hotel Zaslav
- Hotel Zaslav is a three-star hotel and restaurant. 25 Zhovtneva street, Iziaslav 30300. Phone: 03852 41739, 42837, 42684.
- Hotel Yavir. 18 Nezalezhnosti street, Iziaslav 30300. Phone: 03852 41233.
Notable people
- Dmytro Chygrynskiy
- Marian Dubiecki
- Paolo Fontana
- Bill Mazer
- Nathan ben Moses Hannover
- Eugene Nakonechny
- Leonard Nimoy (Parents born in Iziaslav, emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts)
- Myroslav Popovych
- Tzvi Tzur
- Aleksander Zasławski
- Władysław Dominik Zasławski
References
- ↑ http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/biografiya-21-22-23-31-03-2016/
- ↑ Михайло Нікітенко. Знайдено давньоруський город на Волині // "Золоті ворота" № 3, 1994, с. 6-14; Його ж: До питання про літописний Ізяславль: нові археологічні дані. // Велика Волинь: минуле й сучасне. Хмельницький — Ізяслав — Шепетівка, 1994. с. 237—239 (in Ukrainian).
- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Izyaslav/index.html
- ↑ http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/izyaslav-khmelnytskyi-ukraine.102
External links
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Media related to Iziaslav at Wikimedia Commons - Zaslav in Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Iziaslav Castle
- International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (Izyaslav, Ukraine)
- The murder of the Jews of Iziaslav during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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Coordinates: 50°07′N 26°48′E / 50.117°N 26.800°E
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