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Brusyliv Raion

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Country
  
Ukraine

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area code
  
+380

Area
  
625 km²

Administrative center
  
Brusyliv, Zhytomyr Oblast

Admin. center
  
Brusyliv

Postal index
  
126-XX

Founded
  
1990

Population
  
15,388 (2013)

Region
  
Zhytomyr Oblast

Brusyliv Raion

Subdivisions
  
List   0 — city councils   1 — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 36 — villages    — rural settlements

Brusyliv District (raion) (Ukrainian: Брусилівський район, translit. Brusylivs'kyi raion) is a raion (district) in the eastern part of Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Brusyliv, and it additionally consists of 36 villages. The territory is 625 square kilometres (241 sq mi). Population: 15,388 (2013 est.)

Contents

Map of Brusylivs'kyi district, Zhytomyrska, Ukraine

Settlements

Rural settlements in Brusyliv raion include:

Brief

It is situated in the south-eastern part of the region. Distance from the district (urban-type Brusyliv) to the regional center - 80 km by highways.

Natural tourist objects

There are centres of relaxation and recreational resources of reservoirs on the rivers Zdvyzh, Irpen.

Social and historical tourist objects

There are the settlements of the Kievan Rus, (XI-XII.) in the villages Soloviyivka, Sobolivka, Skochyshche, Mistechko among the archaeological monuments. Architecture –memorials- the church of 17th century in v. Ozera, the remains of the castle of Capuchin Order (1787) in Brusylov; bust of Taras Shevchenko (1997) in the district center, a memorial sign on the place estate of church and religious figure I. Ohienko.

Natives of region

Scientific, religious and church figure I. Ogienko; a singer, People's Artist of USSR Y. Chervonyuk, a graphic artist, the Honored Artist of the USSR A. Lopukhova; an artist, the Honored Artist of the USSR A. Makarenko; director, People's Artist of USSR B. Nord; in this village passed the young years of ex-mayor of Kyiv, deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Omelchenko (all - Brusilov); a physicist, corresponding member of NAS of Ukraine M. Lysytsia (v.Vysoke), the Doctors of Medical Sciences V. Bondarenko and B . Omelchenko; The Doctor of Historical D. Pohylevych (p. Vodotyi);the Doctor of Geographical Sciences, corresponding member of the APSU P. Shishchenko (v. Pokryshiv), People's Artist of USSR P. Nyatko-Tabachnykova and the Doctor of Historical Berezovchuk M. (v. Karabchyn), People's Artist of USSR P. Karmelyuk, the doctor of Medicine I. Kaminskyi- Heleta (v. Soloviyivka); the Honored Artist of the USSR V. Savchenko (v. Yastrebenka).

References

Brusyliv Raion Wikipedia