Place:Novohrad-Volynskyy, Z︠H︡ytomyr, Ukraine

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NameNovohrad-Volynskyy
Alt namesNovograd-volynskijsource: Wikipedia
Novograd-Volynskysource: Wikipedia
Novohrad-Volyns'kyysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates50.6°N 27.6°E
Located inZ︠H︡ytomyr, Ukraine
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Novohrad-Volynskyi or Zviahel (; ; translit. Zvil; ) is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Originally known as Zviahel, the city was renamed to Novohrad-Volynskyi in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Russian Empire soon after the third Partition of Poland. On 16 June 2022 city council renamed the city again to Zviahel.[1] The final decision on renaming the city has to be made by the Ukrainian parliament.

The city serves as the administrative center of Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion (district), though administratively it does not belong to the raion and is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance. Population:

The city is located on the main route to Kyiv near its crossing at the Sluch River.

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