Iziaslav, Ukraine

Iziaslav Ізя́слав
General view of the Bernardine Monastery.
Coat of arms
Iziaslav Location in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 26°48′00″E / 50.11667°N 26.80000°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Raion	Iziaslavskyi Raion
First mention date	1390
City rights	1583
Government
• Mayor	Valentina Korniychuk[1]
Area
• Total	23.91 km^2 (9.23 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	17,212
• Density	766.160/km^2 (1,984.35/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zaslavian
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	30300
Area code(s)	+3803852
Website	http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/

Iziaslav (Ukrainian: Ізя́слав IPA: [iˈzʲɑslɑw]) or Zaslav (Ukrainian: Заслав, IPA: [ˈzɑslɑw]) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn river (Ukrainian: Горинь) in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th century.^[2]

History

19th century

Izyaslav was part of the Russian Empire - Volhynian Governorate.

20th century

At the beginning of World War II, the town had an important Jewish population representing 28% of the total inhabitants.^[3] As soon as the Germans occupied the town, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Jews were later murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.^[4]

Historical demographics of Iziaslav

Monuments

• 
  Former monastery hospital
• 
  House in Old Town
• 
  Ruins of Sanguszko Palace
• 
  Saint John rectory in Iziaslav
• 
  Church of St. Joseph and Lazarists monastery
• 
  Church of Nativity

• 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

Hotels

Hotel Zaslav

• Hotel Zaslav is a three-star hotel and restaurant. 25 Zhovtneva street, Iziaslav 30300. Phone: [phone], 42837, 42684.
• Hotel Yavir. 18 Nezalezhnosti street, Iziaslav 30300. Phone: [phone].

Notable people

• Dmytro Chygrynskiy
• Marian Dubiecki
• Paolo Fontana
• Bill Mazer
• Nathan ben Moses Hannover
• Eugene Nakonechny
• Leonard Nimoy (Parents born in Iziaslav, emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts)
• Myroslav Popovych
• Tzvi Tzur
• Aleksander Zasławski
• Władysław Dominik Zasławski

References

1. http://izyaslav.miskrada.org.ua/biografiya-21-22-23-31-03-2016/
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. http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Izyaslav/index.html
4. http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/izyaslav-khmelnytskyi-ukraine.102

External links

• Media related to Iziaslav at Wikimedia Commons
• 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.

Coordinates: 50°07′N 26°48′E / 50.117°N 26.800°E