Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr
Zhy·to·myr or Zhi·to·mir (zhĭ-tôʹmîr)
A city of west-central Ukraine west of Kiev. First mentioned in 1240, it was a way station on the trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, and was incorporated into Russia in the late 1770s. Population: 299,400.

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      city, western Ukraine. It lies along the Teteriv River where it runs between high, rocky banks. Zhytomyr is believed to date from the 9th century, but the first record is from 1240, when it was sacked by the Tatars.

      For long a major trade focus and a seat of provincial government, modern Zhytomyr became an important junction where the main rail and road routes westward from Kiev are crossed by north-south routes. Its industries have included the processing of wood for furniture and flax for linen, as well as the production of synthetic fibres. Musical instruments, notably accordions, are a specialty. Zhytomyr has agricultural and teacher-training institutes. Pop. (2001) 284,236; (2005 est.) 277,875.

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