| Radovel | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 51.1489°N 27.8356°W |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1496 |
| Government Type: | Radovel Village Council |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.81 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 1249 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 11025 |
Radovel (Ukrainian: Ра́довель) — is a village in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
Radovel is situated about 20 km away from Olevsk (a district centre), 165 km away from Zhytomyr (a regional centre) and 205 km away from Kyiv (the capital of Ukraine). The territory of the village is about 3,810 square km.[1] The village is located in the Polissia lowland, 192m above sea level. The climate is moderate continental with cold winters and warm summers. The Polissia region is made up of mixed forests. Fauna and flora is typical for the Ukrainian Polissia region. «The soils are turf podzolic, composed of sand and drained clay, glial drained and loose-buckthorn. The amount of humus is about 1,9».[2] The Perga river is located about 2 km from the village.
The history of the village of Radovel has been preserved in essays, archival documents, eyewitness accounts, and books by the former teacher and headmaster of Radovel State Secondary School, a researcher in the history of her native land, Nina Veselska. Some of her works include The Corner of the Picturesque Polissya[3]
Radovel was previously located in Olevsk Raion until was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Olevsk Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.[7] [8]
In the village there is a school, an "Ukrpost" post office, an outpatient department and pharmacy, a village club with a library and ethnographic museum, as well as a village council (which unites Radovel, Rudnia-Radovelska and Poiasky civil communities).
Biotechnological Lyceum "Radovel" was opened[9] [10] on September 15, 2018 in the village of Radovel. It was reorganized from the Radovel Secondary School I-III ranking. The institution is adapted to children with special needs. It has a modern design and innovative equipment[11] consisting of more than 10 studios, including robotics, taekwon-do, pottery, drama club, culinary studio, and choreography.As of February 2019, 330 students study at the Lyceum.[12]
Preschool education is represented by the kindergarten No. 20. There are three groups in "Strumok"[13] (nursery, middle and junior), the language of education is Ukrainian. The facility is designed to accommodate up to 90 students.
At present in the village there is a pharmacy, a temporary outpatient clinic, as well as an emergency first aid facility — a modern reanimobile with innovative equipment. The old outpatient clinic was dismantled on December 8, and the construction of the new one began on December 24.[14] The ongoing construction of the outpatient clinic is a part of the "Radovel" project.
The present-day village club has been in operation since 1981. All year around it hosts various cultural events dedicated to holidays and other important celebrations. Since 1995, there has been an amateur ensemble folk dance "Rado", which is a regular participant of amateur concerts and district festivals.[15] In 2014, the singing band "Svitanok" was founded.
The club has a village library and a local museum — Narodoznavcha svitlytsia, where artifacts of national importance are collected. Among the exhibits there are embroidered towels, spinning wheels, a workbench for the production of textiles, a variety of vintage products and zhen (a leather rope used for wild beekeeping). Some locals still collect wild honey.
Among cultural memorials in the village, there is a statue of a mother and child, located in the center. It is sculpted by M.M. Barynova,[16] a graduate of Radovel Secondary School. There is also a memorial in honor of S.K. Tur, a commander of a partisan group, and other fellow villagers who had participated in World War II.
On February 25, 2016, a new church was opened. It was funded by the local community and other sponsors. Initially, the church was built in 1862 with state funds, and at that time was named in honor of the Resurrection of Christ. In the second half of the 20th century, the church was burned down.
Every day, buses run through the village following Olevsk-Kyiv/ Kyiv-Olevsk and Olevsk-Zhytomyr/ Zhytomyr-Olevsk routes. Within 5 km from Radovel, there is an international highway M-07, Kyiv-Kovel-Yahodyn. The nearest railway stations are Poiasky, Olevsk, Bilokorovychi and Korosten.
As of January, 01, 2019, the population constitutes 1249 inhabitants[17]
The main purpose of the "Radovel" project, initiated and funded by village native, Mykhaylo Veselskyy, is to create necessary preconditions and conditions for comfortable living in the village. Inner-projects that aim to achieve the stated goal are the following: