Brusyliv (; , ''Brusilov'') is a

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Zhytomyr Raion Zhytomyr Raion () is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zhytomyr. The raion covers an area of . Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the numbe ...

, in the eastern part of

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in northern

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. Brusyliv is the center of the Brusyliv settlement hromada, being situated on the river Zdvyzh. It had the status of an urban-type settlement since 1979 until 2024, when the status was abolished. Population:

History

Until 26 January 2024, Brusyliv was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Brusyliv became a rural settlement.

Geography

Brusyliv is situated 29 km from the railway station Skochyshche, 56 km from

Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( ; see #Names, below for other names) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding ...

by railway and by 78 km by highway. First historical mention dates to 1543. Postal code for Brusyliv is 12605 and telephone code is +380-4162 (with international prefix +380). Mayor of the town in 2006 was Leonid Rybets.

Notable people

Ivan Ohienko Metropolitan Ilarion ( secular name Ivan Ivanovych Ohienko; ; 2 January (14 January), 1882 in Brusyliv, Kyiv Governorate – 29 March 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a Ukrainian Orthodox cleric, linguist, church historian, and histor ...

(1882–1972) – Ukrainian linguist, historian and religious figure. * David Ignatoff (1885–1954) – Yiddish writer and dramatist active in the USA. * Stanislav Boklan (1960) – Ukrainian actor.

References

External links

Find out Brusyliv @ Ukrainian.Travel
Rural settlements in Zhytomyr Raion Radomyslsky Uyezd {{Zhytomyr-geo-stub