Koziatyn

Template:Short description Koziatyn (also referred to as Kozyatyn; Template:Langx, ; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a city in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of the Koziatyn Raion (district); the city itself was not a part of the district and was separately incorporated as the city of regional significance until 2020, when it was incorporated into Vinnytsia Raion. It is located from the oblast capital, Vinnytsia (approximately from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine). It became part of the Khmilnyk Raion in 2020. It lies on the banks of the Huiva River. The population is Template:Ua-pop-est2022.

History

Historical affiliations

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1734–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Ukraine Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State 1917-1920
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Ukraine 1991–present

The village of Koziatyn was first mentioned in 1734. The city was founded at the time of construction of Kyiv-Balta railway. Koziatyn became a town of the Berdychiv district of Kyiv Governorate on July 7, 1874. In April 1920, during the Polish-Bolshevik War, the town was captured by Polish forces in what became known as the Raid on Koziatyn. In 1923, Koziatyn became the district center of Berdychiv okrug. A few years later, the district was included in the Vinnitsa Oblast. During World War II, Koziatyn was under German occupation from 15 July 1941 until 28 December 1943. It was administered as a part of Reichskommissariat Ukraine from 1 September 1941 until 28 December 1943.

In 1992, the UOC-KP community was formed in the city. In July 2000, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to include Koziatyn in the category of cities of regional subordination.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the city had a population of 27,155. The ethnic composition was as follows:

Ethnic groups in Koziatyn percent Ukrainians   93.39% Russians   4.34% Poles   0.97% Belarusians   0.28% Jews   0.22% Armenians   0.11% Azerbaijanis   0.07% Moldovans   0.07% Tatars   0.06%

Economy

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Railway office in Koziatyn

There are 13 railways intersecting at the town, and the railroad industry accounts for 90% of town's budget income.

Twin towns – sister cities

Koziatyn is twinned with:

• Template:Flagicon Leżajsk, Poland
• Template:Flagicon Bolzano, Italy

Gallery

• Koziatyn railway station, main entrance
  Koziatyn railway station, main entrance
• View from platform
  View from platform
• Koziatyn Railway station (after rebuilding in 2011-2012)
  Koziatyn Railway station (after rebuilding in 2011-2012)
• House in downtown
  House in downtown
• Locomotive L-2309 (Lebedianskoho)
  Locomotive L-2309 (Lebedianskoho)

External links

• sister-cities.org
• The murder of the Jews of Koziatyn during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.