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Ovruch

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Also known as Owrucz

Ovruch (, ) is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ovruch
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Церква Святого Василія м. Овруч.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
St. Basil Church
Settlement.image_flag
Ovruch prapor.png
Settlement.image_shield
Ovruch gerb.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Zhytomyr Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Korosten Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Ovruch urban hromada
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
946
Settlement.established_title1
City rights
Settlement.established_date1
1641
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Овруч
Population
15250
Area
9
Elevation
149
Official website
ovruch.in.ua
Image
Свято-Василівський церква і жіночий монастир.jpg
Dialing code
4148
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Commons category
Ovruch
postal code
11109
inception
0946-00-00
time of earliest written record
0977-00-00
native label
Овруч
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  • Name
  • History
  • Middle Ages
  • Early modern period
  • Modern era
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  • Economy
  • Medieval industrial centre
  • Geography
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  • Notable people
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Ovruch (, ) is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine.

It was first mentioned as Vruchiy in 977. It was the capital city of the Drevlians in the 10th century, later conquered by the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, then later part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In the 16th century it became part of Poland, as a royal city. After the second partition of Poland in 1793 it became part of the Russian Empire, and then part of Ukraine. Until 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Ovruch Raion, until it was merged into Korosten Raion. It has a population of approximately and is home to the Ovruch air base.

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