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Berdichev

Berdychiv
Бердичів
City of regional significance
17th century fortified Carmelite convent in Berdychiv.
17th century fortified Carmelite convent in Berdychiv.
Flag of Berdychiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Berdychiv
Coat of arms
Berdychiv is located in Zhytomyr Oblast
Berdychiv
Berdychiv
Berdychiv is located in Ukraine
Berdychiv
Berdychiv
Location of Berdychiv
Coordinates: 49°54′0″N 28°34′0″E / 49.90000°N 28.56667°E / 49.90000; 28.56667Coordinates: 49°54′0″N 28°34′0″E / 49.90000°N 28.56667°E / 49.90000; 28.56667
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
Founded 1430
Government
 • Head of City
Council
V. K. Mazur
Population (2013)
 • Total 78,523

Berdychiv (Ukrainian: Бердичів, Polish: Berdyczów, Russian: Берди́чев, Berdichev, Yiddish: בערדיטשעוו, translit. Berditschew) is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Berdychiv Raion (district), the city itself is of direct oblast subordinance, and does not belong to the district. It is located 44 km (27 mi) south of the oblast capital, Zhytomyr. Population: 78,523 (2013 est.)

In 1430, Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitautas (великий князь литовський Вітовт) granted the rights over the area to Kalinik, the procurator (намісник) of Putyvl and Zvenigorod, and it is believed that his servant named Berdich founded a khutor (remote settlement) there. However the etymology of the name Berdychiv is not known.

In 1483, Crimean Tatars destroyed the settlement. During the 1546 partition between Lithuania and Poland, the region was listed as a property of Lithuanian magnate (Tyszkiewicz). According to the Union of Lublin (1569), Volhynia formed a province of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.


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