Zhytomyr ... It would seem that there could be something special? Yes, the brilliant designer Sergey Korolev and the great writer Lesya Ukrainka were born in these parts. Even the Zhytomyr region is famous for agriculture and granites. Someone heard about Berdichev, about his famous church of the Barefoot Carmelites. However, those who have visited these parts will not let you lie: the Zhytomyr region is special. One has only to open the inconspicuous door ...
Geography
This region is located in the central part of the East European Plain, in the north-west of Ukraine. It borders in the south with Vinnitsa, in the west - with Khmelnitsky and Rivne, in the east - with Kiev regions, and in the north - with the Republic of Belarus. The map of the Zhytomyr region, given in the article, clearly demonstrates this. This region is an ancient Slavic land, which is commonly called Polesie. By its area, it occupies the fifth place in Ukraine - 29.9 thousand square kilometers. Its length from north to south is 320, and from west to east - 170 kilometers. The climate here is temperate continental: warm, humid summers and mild, cloudy winters with frequent thaws. The average temperature in summer is plus 18.5 degrees Celsius, in winter - minus 5.5 degrees. The average annual rainfall is 753 millimeters. On the territory of the Zhytomyr region, more than 220 rivers flow, all of them belong to the Dnieper basin. The largest of them are Irsha, Irpen, Sluch and Grouse. In addition, there are a lot of lakes. The territory of the region is characterized by zones of forest-steppe and mixed forests. In the southern part of the region, chernozem soils predominate, while in Polesie gray forest, bog, and sod-podzolic soils prevail . The region is considered the second in the country in terms of reserves of forest plantations, forests (mainly conifers) occupy 30 percent of the territory here.
Zhytomyr region: districts, cities
The administrative center is the city of Zhytomyr. The region is represented by 23 districts: Andrushevsky, Baranovsky, Berdychivsky, Brusilovsky, Volodarsky-Volynsky, Emilchinsky, Zhytomyr, Korostensky, Korostyshevsky, Luginsky, Lubarsky, Malinsky, Narodichsky, Novograd-Volynsky, Oruchinsky, Olevinsky, Romulyanovsky, Raduvyshsky, Romulyansh, Populinsky, Raduvyshlov, Raduvyshsky, Poplovsky , Chervonoarmeysky, Chernyakhovsky, Chudnovsky. Zhytomyr, Berdichev, Korosten, Malich, Novograd-Volynsky, Andrushevka, Baranovka, Korostyshev, Radomyshl, Ovruch, Olevsk - cities of the Zhytomyr region. In general, the region has 1,667 settlements. Of these, five cities of regional significance, six district, 43 urban-type villages. The number of village councils is 579. Here is such an administrative division represented the Zhytomyr region. Villages make up the majority of settlements in this region - 1613.
Economy
Since the Zhytomyr region is rich in forest and land resources, this determined its specialization - agrarian and raw materials. The basis of the economy of this region is agriculture and processing of agricultural products. In addition, the construction industry, which is based on local raw materials, makes a significant contribution. According to the growth rate of the main social and economic indicators, the Zhytomyr region ranks fifth in Ukraine.
Industry
The main role in the regional economy is played by enterprises in the food industry, machine building and metalworking, light, woodworking and building materials industries. The main products of metalworking and machine building are woodworking and metal-cutting machines, equipment for the chemical industry, for feed production and livestock breeding, road equipment and machinery, tractor spare parts, cryogenic equipment, automation equipment and devices, electrical products, as well as equipment intended for agricultural processing enterprises complex. Light industry is mainly represented by sewing, shoe, knitting factories and the production of linen. The food industry is represented by more than 120 bakeries, confectioneries, beer and non-alcoholic, meat and dairy, sugar, flour mills, distilleries. Zhytomyr region has more than 60 factories for the production of building materials.
Agriculture
Zhytomyr region is one of three in Ukraine (along with Chernihiv and Transcarpathian), in which during the period of independence in the 90s of the last century there was practically no reduction in agricultural production. The agro-industrial complex of the region employs 721 enterprises and 638 farmers, as well as seven thousand individual peasant and more than 340 thousand personal subsidiary farms. Among agricultural production, a slight preponderance towards crop production is noticeable - 53 percent, respectively, the share of livestock production is 47 percent. Crop production is represented by grain and beet growing in the forest-steppe zone and grain-potato in Polesie. A significant share of industrial crops was occupied by sugar beets, hops and long flax. Livestock farming specializes in the meat and dairy direction, in addition, poultry farming, pig breeding, sheep breeding and beekeeping are quite developed.
Population
More than 1 million 266 thousand people live in the region. The urban population of the region is 56 percent, and the rural population is 44 percent. Its highest density falls on the southern regions of the region, as well as Berdichev and Zhytomyr. In the region there are 85 nationalities. The share of Ukrainians is 85 percent, Russian about 8 percent.
Ukraine, Zhytomyr region: famous people
The following famous people were born in the region:
- Korolenko Vladimir Galaktionovich - Ukrainian and Russian writer.
- Lesya Ukrainka is a great poetess of Ukraine.
- Lyatoshinsky Boris Nikolaevich - teacher, composer, conductor. He is one of the founders of the modern direction of Ukrainian music.
- Olena Pchilka - Ukrainian writer, publicist, playwright.
- Richter Svyatoslav Teofilovich - a famous pianist.
- Joseph Conrad is a world famous English writer.
- Miklukho-Maklai Nikolay Nikolaevich - writer, anthropologist, ethnographer, philosopher, geographer.
- Ogienko Ivan Ivanovich - Metropolitan, cultural expert, linguist.
- Korolev Sergey Pavlovich - designer, academician.
It is interesting to know.
1. In the city of Berdichev in the church of St. Barbara on March 14, 1860 Honore de Balzac and Evelina Ganskaya were married.
2. In the city of Berdichev, in the Barefoot Carmelite church, there is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God, which healed Pope John Paul II.
3. In Berdichev, according to many, a mystical city that froze at the crossroads of times, there is an important Jewish shrine - the tomb of the leader of Hasidism, tzaddik Levi Yitzhak Ben Meyer, who was called Levi-Yitzhak Berdic. Up to three thousand Jewish pilgrims from around the world arrive here annually.
4. On the territory of the region, near the village of Rudnya Zamyslovetskaya, there is a geological reserve, which is called "Stone Village". It is a heap of huge boulders (glacial origin) among the forest, which resemble petrified rural houses. The stones are arranged in rows, like streets. This lost corner in Polesie is part of the Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine.