Chudniv
Chudniv
Чуднів | |
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City | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Raion | Zhytomyr Raion |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,448 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Chudniv (Template:Lang-ua, Template:Lang-pl, Template:Lang-yi, Template:Lang-ru) is a city in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Chudniv Raion. Population: 5,448 (2021 est.)[1]
History
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1471–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
Ukraine 1991–present
A significant battle of the Russo-Polish War (1654-1667) was fought near the town in 1660, followed by a treaty between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossacks, named after the city. In 1866 Polish Romantic-era novelist Henryk Rzewuski died in Chudniv. The Jewish population was important in the town. During World War II, the Germans occupied the town and kept the Jews imprisoned in a ghetto. In 1941, they were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Ukrainian policemen.[2]
Notable people from Chudniv
- Alter Chudnover, AKA Yehiel Goyzman (1846–1912), virtuoso klezmer violinist
- Menachem Ribalow - newspaper editor
- Shloimke (Sam) Beckerman - early 20th century klezmer bandleader in New York City
Gallery
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Chudniv by Napoleon Orda
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The Catholic church today
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Nativity Church in Chudniv
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
50°3′10″N 28°6′44″E / 50.05278°N 28.11222°E