Koziatyn (also referred to as Kozyatyn; , ; ; ) is a

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in the

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast (, ), also referred to as Vinnychchyna (), is an oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in central Ukraine. Its capital city, administrative center is Vinnytsia. The oblast has a population of History Vinnytsia Oblast, first established on ...

(

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) in central Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of the Koziatyn Raion (

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); the city itself was not a part of the district and was separately incorporated as the city of regional significance until 2020, when it was incorporated into

Vinnytsia Raion Vinnytsia Raion () is one of the six raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; , ) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the b ...

. It is located from the oblast capital,

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(approximately from

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, the capital of Ukraine). It became part of the

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in 2020. It lies on the banks of the Huiva River. The population is .

History

The village of Koziatyn was first mentioned in 1734. The city was founded at the time of construction of Kyiv- Balta railway. Koziatyn became a town of the Berdychiv district of

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on July 7, 1874. In April 1920, during the Polish-Bolshevik War, the town was captured by Polish forces in what became known as the Raid on Koziatyn. In 1923, Koziatyn became the district center of Berdychiv okrug. A few years later, the district was included in the Vinnitsa Oblast. During

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, Koziatyn was under

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occupation from 15 July 1941 until 28 December 1943. It was administered as a part of

Reichskommissariat Ukraine The ''Reichskommissariat Ukraine'' (RKU; ) was an administrative entity of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. It served as the German civilian occupation regime in the Ukrainian SSR, and ...

from 1 September 1941 until 28 December 1943. In 1992, the UOC-KP community was formed in the city. In July 2000, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to include Koziatyn in the category of cities of regional subordination.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the city had a population of 27,155. The ethnic composition was as follows:

Economy

There are 13 railways intersecting at the town, and the railroad industry accounts for 90% of town's budget income.

Twin towns – sister cities

Koziatyn is twinned with: *

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, Poland *

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, Italy

Gallery

File:Koziatyn Railway Station P1460705.jpg, Koziatyn railway station, main entrance File:Kazatin Station1.jpg, View from platform File:Козятин (вокзал) 04.jpg, Koziatyn Railway station (after rebuilding in 2011-2012) File:Kaz build.jpg, House in downtown File:Козятин - Пам'ятник трудової слави залізничників DSCF1607.JPG, Locomotive L-2309 (Lebedianskoho)

References

External links

sister-cities.orgThe murder of the Jews of Koziatyn
during

, at

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website. {{Authority control Cities in Vinnytsia Oblast Berdichevsky Uyezd Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Holocaust locations in Ukraine Railway towns in Ukraine