Narodychi
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Narodychi is a town (urban-type settlement
) in Narodychi Raion
, Zhytomyr Oblast
, northern Ukraine
. It is the administrative center of the Narodychi Raion. The population is 2,585 (as of 2011). It lies on the northern side of the Uzh River
, 134 kilometres northwest of Kiev
.
. Narodytchi was first mentioned in historical records in 1545. It attained the status of Urban Commune in 1958.
The Chernobyl disaster
in 1986 had an extremely negative impact on all spheres of life in Narodychi. According to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 23, 1991 Narodichi was evacuated and was one of the worst hit areas by the radiation, affecting some 93,000 people in the Narodychi town and surrounding raion, 20,000 of which were children. This led to the cessation of all industrial enterprises and one of two secondary schools were closed. On the streets of Narodichi are many abandoned houses and dilapidated buildings of educational and medical institutions, etc.. Vital functions of the town however are gradually being established.
, 107 km northeast of Zhitomir and 134 km northwest of Kiev
.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) in Narodychi Raion
Narodychi Raion
Narodychi Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Narodychi. The raion covers an area of 1284 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 9,666 people....
, 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....
, 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...
. It is the administrative center of the Narodychi Raion. The population is 2,585 (as of 2011). It lies on the northern side of 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...
, 134 kilometres northwest of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.
History
Narodytchi is located in the historic region of PolesiaPolesia
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...
. Narodytchi was first mentioned in historical records in 1545. It attained the status of Urban Commune in 1958.
The Chernobyl disaster
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...
in 1986 had an extremely negative impact on all spheres of life in Narodychi. According to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 23, 1991 Narodichi was evacuated and was one of the worst hit areas by the radiation, affecting some 93,000 people in the Narodychi town and surrounding raion, 20,000 of which were children. This led to the cessation of all industrial enterprises and one of two secondary schools were closed. On the streets of Narodichi are many abandoned houses and dilapidated buildings of educational and medical institutions, etc.. Vital functions of the town however are gradually being established.
Geography
It lies on the northern side of the Uzh RiverUzh 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...
, 107 km northeast of Zhitomir and 134 km northwest of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.