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21-797: The Southwestern Krai or the Governor General of Kiev, Podolia and Volhynia consisting of three gubernias , the Volhynia , the Podolia and the Kiev Governorate , was supposedly incepted on January 22, 1832 when Vasily Levashov , was appointed the Military Governor of Kiev and the General Governor of Podolia and Volhynia. However a position of Kiev Military Governor existed since 1796. Separately there existed

42-721: Is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast , northern Ukraine . The city serves as the administrative center of Zviahel Raion ( district ). Population: 55,086 (2022 estimate). The city is located on the main route to Kyiv ( [REDACTED] E40 ) near its crossing at the Sluch River . Located on Sluch , the city geographically is located on the eastern border of historical Volhynia (Volyn) or Volhynia Superior. The city has previously been known as: Возвягель Vozviahel , Звяголь Zviahol , Zviahel , Звягаль Zviahal , Dzwihel , Novohrad-Volynskyi . Originally known as Zviahel ,

63-538: The Kowel Voivodeship . In 1796, the administration moved to Novograd-Volynsky . However, due to the lack of suitable buildings for administrative purposes, the capital was moved once again to Zhitomir ( Zhytomyr ). In 1802, Zhitomir was purchased the properties of Prince Ilyinsky, and in 1804, it officially became the seat of Volhynia Governorate. From 1832 to 1915, Volhynia Governorate, along with Kiev Governorate and Podolia Governorate , formed part of

84-779: The Peace of Riga , part of the governorate became the new Wołyń Voivodeship in the Second Polish Republic , while the other part stayed as a part of the Ukrainian SSR until 1925 when it was abolished on resolution of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee and Counsel of People's Commissars. Until 1796, the guberniya was administered as a Viceroyalty ( namestnichestvo ). It was initially centred in Izyaslav and

105-758: The Russian Empire Census on 28 January [ O.S. 1897] 15 January, the Volhynian Governorate had a population of 2,982,482, including 1,502,803 men and 1,486,679 women. The majority of the population indicated Ukrainian to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish , Polish , German , and Russian speaking minorities. 50°15′16″N 28°39′28″E  /  50.2544°N 28.6578°E  / 50.2544; 28.6578 Novohrad-Volynskyi Zviahel ( Ukrainian : Звягель , IPA: [ˈzʲʋʲɑɦelʲ] ; Yiddish : זוויל , romanized :  Zvil )

126-648: The Southwestern Krai General-Governorate–a militarized administrative-territorial unit. In the 1880s, the general-governorate was extended to include other governorates. In 1897, the population of the guberniya was 2,989,482 and by 1905, it had grown to 3,920,400. The majority of the population in the governorate spoke the Ukrainian language with slight variety of dialects. During the Ukrainian–Soviet War Zhitomir served as

147-529: The Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire . It consisted of an area of 71,736 square kilometres (27,697 sq mi) and a population of 2,989,482 inhabitants. The governorate bordered Grodno and Minsk Governorates to the north, Kiev Governorate to the east, Podolia Governorate to the south, Lublin and Siedlce Governorates , and after 1912, Kholm Governorate and Austria to

168-632: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union . By the start of World War II only 6,840 Jews remained, (30% of the total population). Hundreds of Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen in 1941. Many survivors were imprisoned in harsh conditions in a ghetto and murdered in November 1942, and an important part of the town was destroyed during the war. In February 2013,

189-537: The Governor General of Little Russia and the Governor General of New Russia and Bessarabia. From 1881 the territory of the Governorate General was de facto expanded to five Gubernias as Governor General Alexander Drenteln was also appointed the temporary Governor General of Chernigov and Poltava governorates (former governorates of the Governor General of Little Russia). In 1889 the Governorate General original jurisdiction of only three gubernias

210-666: The Novohrad-Volynskyi city council decided to dismantle the monument to Lenin, which was installed in front of the city council building, and move it to Slavy Park with extra-budgetary funds. After that, the local communists sued, but the cases were lost in the first instance and in the Court of Appeal of the Zhytomyr Oblast. A sundial installation was installed instead of the Lenin monument. In 2015, Viktor Veselskyi

231-598: The city council decided to remove the letter Z (which was a reference to the name Zviahel) from its coat of arms (it was on the bell, in both the small and full version). This was done because the letter Z was widely used by the Russian army during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and has become a propaganda tool in Russia . The city was mentioned in the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle under

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252-477: The city council renamed the city again to Zviahel. The decision was supported by 22 of the 30 deputies present, while four deputies opposed and abstained. The name change was then to be approved by the deputies of the Zhytomyr Oblast Council and the final decision on renaming the city had then to be made by the Ukrainian parliament , which took place on 16 November 2022. On 31 March 2022,

273-557: The city was formed an insurgency group of local peasants led by Mykhalo Tysha. In 1650s in Zwiahel existed Zwiahel Regiment. In 18th century the city belonged to Lubomirski princely family. The city had an important Jewish community. In the late 19th century it was home to 9,378 Jews, more than half the population of the town. Pogroms killed approximately 1,000 Jews in 1919. After the Treaty of Riga , Novohrad-Volynskyi became part of

294-473: The city was renamed to Novohrad-Volynskyi ( Новоград-Волинський ) in 1795 after annexation of territories of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Russian Empire soon after the third Partition of Poland . Since the 1991 Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine there have been several attempts to rename the city. Public discussions on renaming the city to Zviahel began in April 2022. On 16 June 2022

315-646: The provisional capital of Ukraine in 1918. After the Polish-Soviet war in 1920, and according to the Peace of Riga (1921) most of the territory became part of the Second Polish Republic and transformed into the Wołyń Voivodeship , with the capital in Łuck (Lutsk). The eastern portion existed until 1925 and was later split into three okruhas: Shepetivka Okruha, Zhytomyr Okruha, and Korosten Okruha. Russian Census of 1897 According to

336-660: The town belonged to Ostrogski princely family . In 1507 Konstanty Ostrogski built here a castle. After formation of Volhynian Voivodeship , it was located in Lutsk County. Following the 1569 Union of Lublin it was passed on to the Crown of Poland . During the Khmelnytsky Uprising , Cossacks destroyed portion of the city's fortification and burnt down the Catholic church ( kosciol ). In September 1648 in

357-531: The west. Its capital was in Novograd-Volynsky until 1804, and then Zhitomir . It corresponded to most of modern-day Volyn , Rivne and Zhytomyr Oblasts of Ukraine and some parts of Brest and Gomel Regions of Belarus . It was created at the end of 1796 after the Third Partition of Poland from the territory of the short-lived Volhynian Vice-royalty and Wołyń Voivodeship . After

378-498: The year of 1256 as the town of Zviahel. The original settlement was an Old Ruthenian town of Bolokhiv Land located on the right bank of Sluch . In 1257 it was razed by Daniel of Galicia . The next mentioning of the settlement is found in 1432 as a rebuilt one on the left bank upstream from the original site. Since 14th century it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania owned by Zwiahelski princely family. In 1501 to 1554

399-730: Was called the Izyaslav Viceroyalty. It was primarily created from the Kiev Voivodeship and the eastern part of the Wolyn Voivodeship. On 24 October 1795, the Third Partition of Poland was imposed by Prussia , the Habsburg monarchy , and the Russian Empire . Then, on 12 December 1796, Volhynia Governorate was established, encompassing the remaining territory of the Wolyn Voivodeship and

420-586: Was elected to the post of mayor. In connection with the Law of Ukraine on decommunization in the city, the Soviet names of streets, alleys, squares and boulevards were renamed. On 16 June 2022, the local council decided to return the historical name Zviahel to the city, and it was also proposed to change the name of the Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion (district) to Zviahel Raion. In November, the draft law

441-659: Was restored. It existed in this form until 1915 when the territorial unit was abolished. Fyodor Trepov was the last General Governor of Kiev. In 1913 the Kholm Governorate , a former governorate of the Congress Poland , was detached from it, and attached to the Kiev General Governorate. Volhynia Governorate Volhynia Governorate , also known as Volyn Governorate , was an administrative-territorial unit ( guberniya ) of

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