Dovbysh
Encyclopedia
Dovbysh is a town (urban-type settlement
) in Baranivka Raion
, Zhytomyr Oblast
, Ukraine
. The town is also known as Marchlewsk after the Polish politician and civil activist Julian Marchlewski
. The population is 4,750 as of 2009.
In 1920s Marchlewsk was an administrative center of the Polish National Raion of the Zhytomyr
okrug
(district). Later it was incorporated into the Kiev Oblast
.
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 Baranivka Raion
Baranivka Raion
Baranivka Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Baranivka. The raion covers an area of 1000 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 42,132 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....
, 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...
. The town is also known as Marchlewsk after the Polish politician and civil activist Julian Marchlewski
Julian Marchlewski
Julian Baltazar Marchlewski was a Polish communist. He was also known under the aliases Karski and Kujawiak....
. The population is 4,750 as of 2009.
In 1920s Marchlewsk was an administrative center of the Polish National Raion of the Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...
okrug
Okrug
Okrug is an administrative division of some Slavic states. The word "okrug" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "district", or "region"....
(district). Later it was incorporated into the Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
.
See also
- Polish Autonomous DistrictPolish Autonomous DistrictPolish Autonomous Districts were national raions in the interbellum period possessing some form of a national autonomy in the Ukrainian and Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republics of the USSR...