Zhytomyr

A city in northern Ukraine

Zhytomyr is a city in northern Ukraine, the administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast, located on the Teteriv River. It was founded in 884. The city has an area of 61 km² and, as of 2022, a population of 261,624 people. It is known as the birthplace of the outstanding designer Serhiy Koroliov. The city houses a unique museum of cosmonautics.

1907

Serhiy Koroliov, a scientist, spacecraft designer, and founder of practical cosmonautics, was born in the city

1918

It temporarily served as the capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic

1970

The first museum of cosmonautics in Ukraine at that time, dedicated to space achievements, was opened

1990

One of the first cities where the Ukrainian blue and yellow flag was raised more than a year before Ukraine's declaration of independence

2018

The city entered the top 10 most comfortable cities in Ukraine according to Focus magazine

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War in Ukraine • December 14, 01:56 PM • 50416 views

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War in Ukraine • December 4, 10:59 AM • 48122 views

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