Iziaslav, Ukraine

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Country Ukraine Raion Iziaslavskyi Raion City rights 1583 Area 23.91 km² Local time Friday 12:34 PM		Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast First mention date 1390 Demonym(s) Zaslavian Population 17,212 (2014) Area code +3803852

Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 73% Humidity Points of interest Bernardine Monastery, Iziaslav, Pałac Sanguszków, Stajnie pałacowe

Iziaslav (Ukrainian: Ізя́слав [iˈzʲɑslɑw]) or Zaslav (Ukrainian: Заслав, [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.

Map of Izyaslav, Khmelnytska, Ukraine

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. 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.

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