Korosten
Encyclopedia
Korosten is a historic city
and a large railway node in the Zhytomyr Oblast
(province
) of northern Ukraine
. Serving as the administrative center
of the Korosten Raion
(district
), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the Uzh River
.
The city was founded over a millennium ago and was the capital of an ancient Slavic state that was later incorporated into Kievan Rus′. Originally, it was called as Iskorosten which later was simplified. Remarkably, not far from Korosten there is another city with a similar name, Korostyshiv
, which is next to Zhytomyr
.
Currently the city is relatively small, mainly because of the fact that it is located very close to Chernobyl
. After the nuclear incident
, the area around the city was declared a zone of a voluntary evacuation.
Korosten Industrial Park (KIP) is an industrial zone within the city. Total area — 246 hectares (0.94 sq mi). Conceptual design of the park was developed by Czech design bureau DHV. The project envisages the creation of the territory of the KIP high-tech enterprises, enterprises of light and medium industrial production - the assembly, integration, surface processing, light engineering and electrical industries.
The project is designed for 10 years and is divided into 3 phases:
By October 2010 all communications are already conducted. Construction of a plant manufacturing MDF
boards is almost complete. This plant will become the first manufacturer of MDF
boards in Ukraine.
Annually on the third Saturday of September in the city park International potato pancakes
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derynu’)festival is held.
During the festival, competitions in “potato pancakes
triathlon
” is held. Triathlon includes such contests:
At the festival works a potato pancakes school :experienced cooks will teach everyone to cook these pancakes.
However, the main intrigue of the festival is the competition for the tastiest pancake. Jury determines the winner. For a few hryvnias each taster can get a patent and thus become a member of the jury.
Various competitions, exhibitions, tasting traditional Polesia
beverages, exhibits, performances by folk music
ensembles are usually conducted.
September 25, 2010 the festival was held for the third time.
in Belarus
Anenii Noi
in Moldova
Kłobuck in Poland
Kraśnik
in Poland
Noyabrsk
in Russia
Svitlovodsk
in Ukraine
City
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and a large railway node in the 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....
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of northern 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...
. Serving as the administrative center
Capital City
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of the Korosten Raion
Korosten Raion
Korosten Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Korosten. The raion covers an area of 1764 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 28,729 people....
(district
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the Uzh River
Uzh River (Northern Ukraine)
The Uzh is a river, a right tributary of the Pripyat, which empties into the Kiev Reservoir, in central Ukraine. It takes its source in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine, and then flows briefly near the delta of the Berezina River. The Uzh then flows near the city of Chernobyl of Kiev...
.
The city was founded over a millennium ago and was the capital of an ancient Slavic state that was later incorporated into Kievan Rus′. Originally, it was called as Iskorosten which later was simplified. Remarkably, not far from Korosten there is another city with a similar name, Korostyshiv
Korostyshiv
Korostyshiv is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 26,068 ....
, which is next to Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
.
Currently the city is relatively small, mainly because of the fact that it is located very close to Chernobyl
Chernobyl
Chernobyl or Chornobyl is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in Kiev Oblast, near the border with Belarus. The city had been the administrative centre of the Chernobyl Raion since 1932....
. After the nuclear incident
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine , which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities in Moscow...
, the area around the city was declared a zone of a voluntary evacuation.
Economy
- Korosten industrial park
Korosten Industrial Park (KIP) is an industrial zone within the city. Total area — 246 hectares (0.94 sq mi). Conceptual design of the park was developed by Czech design bureau DHV. The project envisages the creation of the territory of the KIP high-tech enterprises, enterprises of light and medium industrial production - the assembly, integration, surface processing, light engineering and electrical industries.
The project is designed for 10 years and is divided into 3 phases:
- Conduct communications: roads, railway, electricity, water supply, sanitation; construction and commissioning of the plant manufacturing MDFMDFMDF may refer to:*Market development funds*Maryland Deathfest*Moksha language*Medium-density fibreboard, a type of particle board made of small particles of wood*Modulation Transfer Function, the Optical Transfer Function magnitude with phase ignored...
boards; - Construction and commissioning of small and medium industrial enterprises (perspective)
- Construction and development of logistic center (perspective)
By October 2010 all communications are already conducted. Construction of a plant manufacturing MDF
MDF
MDF may refer to:*Market development funds*Maryland Deathfest*Moksha language*Medium-density fibreboard, a type of particle board made of small particles of wood*Modulation Transfer Function, the Optical Transfer Function magnitude with phase ignored...
boards is almost complete. This plant will become the first manufacturer of MDF
MDF
MDF may refer to:*Market development funds*Maryland Deathfest*Moksha language*Medium-density fibreboard, a type of particle board made of small particles of wood*Modulation Transfer Function, the Optical Transfer Function magnitude with phase ignored...
boards in Ukraine.
Festivals
- Potato pancakes festival
Annually on the third Saturday of September in the city park International potato pancakes
Potato pancakes
Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated onion or garlic and seasoning. Potato pancakes may be topped with a variety of condiments, ranging from the savory to the sweet , or they may be served ungarnished...
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Romanization of Ukrainian
The romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin letters. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, a variation of Cyrillic....
derynu’)festival is held.
During the festival, competitions in “potato pancakes
Potato pancakes
Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated onion or garlic and seasoning. Potato pancakes may be topped with a variety of condiments, ranging from the savory to the sweet , or they may be served ungarnished...
triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
” is held. Triathlon includes such contests:
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powerliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
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in a bowl with sour creamSour creamSour cream is a dairy product rich in fats obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, which is introduced either deliberately or naturally, sours and thickens the cream. Its name stems from the production of lactic acid by bacterial...
with 5 meters (16.4 ft); - Throwing potato pancakesPotato pancakesPotato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, flour and egg, often flavored with grated onion or garlic and seasoning. Potato pancakes may be topped with a variety of condiments, ranging from the savory to the sweet , or they may be served ungarnished...
to the competitor with 5 meters (16.4 ft).
At the festival works a potato pancakes school :experienced cooks will teach everyone to cook these pancakes.
However, the main intrigue of the festival is the competition for the tastiest pancake. Jury determines the winner. For a few hryvnias each taster can get a patent and thus become a member of the jury.
Various competitions, exhibitions, tasting traditional Polesia
Polesia
Polesia is one of the largest European swampy areas, located in the south-western part of the Eastern-European Lowland, mainly within Belarus and Ukraine but also partly within Poland and Russia...
beverages, exhibits, performances by folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
ensembles are usually conducted.
September 25, 2010 the festival was held for the third time.
Twin towns and Sister cities
MazyrMazyr
Mazyr, also Mozyr is a city in the Homiel Province of Belarus on the Pripyat River about 210 km east of Pinsk and 100 km northwest of Chernobyl and is located at approximately . The population is 111,770 . The total urban area including Kalinkavičy across the river has a population of...
in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
Anenii Noi
Anenii Noi
Anenii Noi is a city in east-central Moldova, the seat of Anenii Noi District. It is located SE of the capital Chişinău.According to the 2004 census, the city administers an area inhabited by 11,463 people...
in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
Kłobuck in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Kraśnik
Krasnik
Kraśnik is a town in eastern Poland with 37,989 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of Kraśnik County.-History:First settled in the 13th century, it received its city charter in 1377....
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Noyabrsk
Noyabrsk
Noyabrsk is the largest city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located in the middle of the West Siberian oil fields, on the Tyumen–Novy Urengoy railway about north of Surgut. Population: -History:...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
Svitlovodsk
Svitlovodsk
Svitlovodsk is a city located on the Dniepr River in the Kirovohrad Oblast of Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Svitlovodsky Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and can be found at around .-Development:The city was developed and...
in 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...