Baranivka
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Baranivka is a town in Zhytomyr Oblast
, Ukraine
. The population as of 2001 is 12,584. Contained within the territory of the town, at the village Baranivka, is a geographical point of the Struve Geodetic Arc
. The name, (BARA)nivka, from the old Slavic language means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, (BARAN)ivka, -- an ovis
. The Slavic meaning of the word is given not coincidently as the town is located in close proximity to the Prypiat marshes.
In Zhytomyr Oblast
, between Novohrad-Volynskyi and Korosten, there is another small town of Barashi, about 50 km northeast from Baranivka.
The Jewish genealogy in Russian and English of Baranivka of Perelmiter (Perelmuter), Langer and history of this shtetel is http://www.jewishperson.org http://www.jewishperson.org
Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The population as of 2001 is 12,584. Contained within the territory of the town, at the village Baranivka, is a geographical point of the Struve Geodetic Arc
Struve Geodetic Arc
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian....
. The name, (BARA)nivka, from the old Slavic language means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, (BARAN)ivka, -- an ovis
Ovis
Ovis is a genus of mammals, part of the goat-antelope subfamily of the ruminant family Bovidae. Its five or more highly gregarious species are known as sheep...
. The Slavic meaning of the word is given not coincidently as the town is located in close proximity to the Prypiat marshes.
In Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937....
, between Novohrad-Volynskyi and Korosten, there is another small town of Barashi, about 50 km northeast from Baranivka.
The Jewish genealogy in Russian and English of Baranivka of Perelmiter (Perelmuter), Langer and history of this shtetel is http://www.jewishperson.org http://www.jewishperson.org
See also
- Barania, CroatiaBaranya (region)Baranya or Baranja is a geographical region between the Danube and the Drava rivers. Its territory is divided between Hungary and Croatia...