Koziatyn ( uk, Козятин; also referred to as Kozyatyn, pl, Koziatyn, russian: Каза́тин) is a town in the

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(

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) in central

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. Serving as the

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of the

Koziatyn Raion Koziatyn Raion ( uk, Козятинський район) was one of raions of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion (district) was the city of Koziatyn which was not part of the district and wa ...

(

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), the town itself is not a part of the district and is separately incorporated as the town of oblast significance, and is located from oblast capital, Vinnytsia, at around (approximately from

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, the capital of Ukraine). It lies on the banks of the

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. Population:

History

The village of Koziatyn was first mentioned in 1734. The city was founded at the time of construction of Kyiv-

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railway. Koziatyn became a town of the

Berdychiv Berdychiv ( uk, Берди́чів, ; pl, Berdyczów; yi, באַרדיטשעװ, Barditshev; russian: Берди́чев, Berdichev) is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center ...

district of Kyiv Governorate 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 Berdychev 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

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from 1 September 1941 until 28 December 1943.

Economic details

A total of 13 railways, 5 industrial, and more than 150 private enterprises build up Koziatyn's vivid economy. The reason behind the abundant economic growth is town's unique location on an intersection of major railways. The railroad business accounts for 90% of town's budget income. The food industry is another important source of income. The city council started the City Economic Development project in October 2003 in cooperation with the "Ukraine-USA" foundation.

Twin towns – sister cities

Koziatyn is twinned with: * Krasnogorsk, Russia * Leżajsk, 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
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, at

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