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Korosten
Sign in to saveKorosten (, ), also historically known as Iskorosten (), is a historic city and a large transport hub in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located on the Uzh River. Korosten serves as the administrative center of Korosten Raion. As of January 2022, Korosten's population was approximately
Korosten is a historic city in northern Ukraine that serves as a major transportation hub and administrative center for its surrounding region. The city, located on the Uzh River in Zhytomyr Oblast, has strategic importance due to its transport connections and historical significance in the area.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Korosten
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- uk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- File:Korosten prapor.png
- Settlement.flag_link
- List of Ukrainian flags
- Settlement.image_shield
- Korosten misto gerb.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 10
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ukraine Zhytomyr Oblast#Ukraine
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- Location of Korosten
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zhytomyr Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Korosten Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Hromada
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city of regional significance of Ukraine
- Official name
- Коростень
- Country
- Kievan Rus'
- Population
- 61496
- Area
- 33.851
- Elevation
- 171
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Uzh
- Official website
- korosten-rada.gov.ua
- Dialing code
- 4142
- Licence plate code
- КМ / 06
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- Commons category
- Korosten
- twinned administrative body
- Ukmergė
- topic's main category
- Category:Korosten
- postal code
- 11500–11519
- native label
- Изъкоръстѣнь
- time of earliest written record
- 0945-00-00
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Ukraine
- P8168
- Arturo Soria y Mata
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Early history
- The Rus'
- The Middle Ages
- Early Modern Period
- Russian Imperial Period
- Civil War
- Interwar period
- World War II
- The Holocaust
- Post 1945
- Independence
- Symbols of the city
- Economy
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- People
- Population
- Population distribution by native language <small>(2001)</small>
- Potato pancakes festival
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Korosten (, ), also historically known as Iskorosten (), is a historic city and a large transport hub in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located on the Uzh River. Korosten serves as the administrative center of Korosten Raion. As of January 2022, Korosten's population was approximately
thumb|Monument to knyaz Mal in Korosten
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Gallery (18)
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2 mapped locations