Berdichev
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Berdychiv Бердичів |
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17th century fortified Carmelite convent in Berdychiv.
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 Berdychiv
Berdychiv
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| Coordinates: 49°54′0″N 28°34′0″E / 49.90000°N 28.56667°ECoordinates: 49°54′0″N 28°34′0″E / 49.90000°N 28.56667°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast | ||
| Founded | 1430 | ||
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| • 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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