Iziaslav, Ukraine Explained

Official Name:	Iziaslav
Native Name:	Ukrainian: Ізяслав
Pushpin Map:	Ukraine Khmelnytskyi Oblast#Ukraine
Mapsize:	250px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Oblast
Subdivision Name1:	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Subdivision Type2:	Raion
Subdivision Name2:	Shepetivka Raion
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Valentyna Korniichuk^[1]
Established Title:	First mention date
Established Date:	1390
Established Title2:	City rights
Established Date2:	1583
Area Total Km2:	23.91
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	15996
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Demonym:	Zaslavian
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	50.1167°N 26.8°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	30300
Area Code:	+3803852
Website:	http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/
Subdivision Type3:	Hromada
Subdivision Name3:	Iziaslav urban hromada

Iziaslav (also Izyaslav) (Ukrainian: Ізяслав Izjáslav, pronounced as /uk/) or Zaslav (Ukrainian: Заслав|links=no, pronounced as /uk/; Polish: Zasław, pronounced as /pl/) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn River in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th century.^[2] Iziaslav belongs to Shepetivka Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. It hosts the administration of Iziaslav urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[3] Population:

History

Izyaslav was first mentioned in 1390. It was a private town in Poland, owned by the Zasławski and Sanguszko families. It was part of the Polish Volhynian Voivodeship. In 1583 it was granted Magdeburg city rights.

After the Partitions of Poland Iziaslav was part of the Russian Empire – Volhynian Governorate.

At the beginning of World War II, the town had a Jewish population representing 28% of the inhabitants.^[4] As soon as the Germans occupied the town, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto and were later murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Einsatzgruppen.^[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Iziaslav was the administrative center of Iziaslav Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Iziaslav Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion.^{[6] [7]}

Historical demographics of Iziaslav

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Monuments

• Starozaslavsky Castle
• Novozaslavsky Castle
• St. John Cathedral
• Great Synagogue
• Church of St. Michael and Bernardine monastery
• Church of St. Joseph and Lazarists monastery
• Lazarists Hospital
• Palace of Sanguszko
• Cloth Hall
• Novozaslavsky Synagogue

Notable people

• Anatoliy Aleksandrov (born 1951), rector of the Bauman University, Moscow
• Dmytro Chyhrynskyi (born 1986), Ukrainian professional footballer
• (1838–1926), Polish historian
• (1696–1765), Italian-Polish Baroque architect
• Nathan ben Moses Hannover (17th century), Ruthenian Jewish historian, Talmudist, and kabbalist
• Bill Mazer (1920–2013), American television and radio personality
• (b. 1914 in Iziaslav; d. 1988 in the US), architect and artist
• Leonard Nimoy (1931–2015), American actor (played Spock in Star Trek); parents born in Iziaslav, emigrated to Boston, USA
• Myroslav Popovych (1930–2018), Ukrainian philosopher
• Tzvi Tzur (1923–2004), Israeli officer, IDF Chief of Staff (1961–1963)
• Aleksander Zasławski (died 1629), Polish-Lithuanian noble, voivode of Bracław
• Władysław Dominik Zasławski (c. 1616–1656), Polish nobleman of Ruthenian stock, prince of the princely houses of Poland

External links

• • Zaslav in Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• Iziaslav Castle
• International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (Izyaslav, Ukraine)
• The murder of the Jews of Iziaslav during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Біографія | Ізяславська громада, Хмельницька область, Шепетівський район.
2. Михайло Нікітенко. Знайдено давньоруський город на Волині // "Золоті ворота" № 3, 1994, с. 6-14; Його ж: До питання про літописний Ізяславль: нові археологічні дані. // Велика Волинь: минуле й сучасне. Хмельницький — Ізяслав — Шепетівка, 1994. с. 237—239 (in Ukrainian).
3. Web site: Изяславская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
4. Web site: Izyaslav Kehilalinks Home Page.
5. Web site: Yahad – in Unum.
6. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
7. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . 17 July 2020 . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.