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Touring Golovchintsy in Ukraine

Golovchintsy in the region of Khmel'nyts'ka is located in Ukraine - some 153 mi or ( 247 km ) South-West of Kiev , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Golovchintsy

Time in Golovchintsy is now 04:29 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Edineţ, Soroca, Donduseni, Iaşi, and Cluj-Napoca. Being here already, consider visiting Edineţ . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Golovchintsy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Путевые заметки. Украина,март 2011: крепость Меджибиж

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Introducing, The Kosa Bass.

6:53 min by marcogalea
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This was recorded during a very special trip to Ukraine. I shot this while I was visiting a Ukrainian Music school in Chervonograd, the guys in the background were supposed to be teaching! But they we ..


Archery

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Archery at Medzhybizh castle ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Medzhybizh Fortress

Medzhybizh Castle (Ukrainian: Меджибі́зький замок, Medzhybiz'kyi zamok), built as a bulwark against Ottoman expansion in the 1540s, became one of the strongest fortresses of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in Podolia. It is situated at the confluence of the Southern Bug and Buzhenka rivers, in the town of Medzhybizh, Ukraine. The castle's founder was Mikołaj Sieniawski, and the Sieniawski family owned Medzhybizh until its extinction in the early 18th century.

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Located at 49.44 27.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Castles in Ukraine, Forts in Ukraine, Visitor attractions in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Medzhybizh

MedzhybizhМеджибіж Medzhybizh Castle today Coat of arms of Medzhybizh Medzhybizh is located in UkraineMedzhybizhMedzhybizh Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|26|0|N|27|25|0|E|type:city(1731)_region:UA | |name= }} Country Oblast Raion UkraineKhmelnytskyi OblastLetychivskyi Raion First mentioned 1146 Population (2001)  • Total 1,731  • Density 2.38/km Postal code 31530 Area code(s) +380 3857 {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:49|27|N|27|25|E||| |primary |name= }} Medzhybizh, previously known as Mezhybozhe, population 1731, (Census 2001) is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine.

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Located at 49.45 27.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe, Hasidic Judaism, Jewish Lithuanian history, Jewish Polish history, Jewish Russian and Soviet history, Jewish Turkish history, Jewish Ukrainian history, Shtetls, Urban-type settlements in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Letychiv

Letychiv is a town in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. 51 km from Khmelnytskyi and 33 km from the railway station Derazhnya. Administrative center since Tsarist times, formerly in Podolia Province, although now it is administratively a part of the Letychiv Raion. Population: 11,081 inhabitants. There are brickworks, dairy, plant of construction material in the town.

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Located at 49.38 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1362 establishments, Jewish Ukrainian history, Letychiv, Populated places established in the 1360s, Shtetls, Urban-type settlements in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Battle of Letychiv

The Battle of Latyczów or Letychiv took place between February 18 and 22, 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War. Following the end of the Polish-Ukrainian War, the Polish Podolian Front remained relatively stable and ran along the Southern Bug and Volk Rivers, not far from the Zbruch. During a manoeuvre that was to shorten the Polish lines, the Polish 5th Infantry Division under Gen.

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Located at 49.38 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1920 in Poland, Battles of the Polish–Soviet War, Conflicts in 1920

Letychiv Fortress

Letychiv Fortress is a complex of limestone walls built in 1598 by Jan Potocki to defend Podolia from the regular raids of the Crimean Tatars. The north-western tower, the eastern wall and parts of the southern wall still stand in the town of Letychiv, Ukraine. The most prominent feature on the grounds of the fortress is the Baroque church of the Assumption (1606-1638, rebuilt 1724). There's also a statue of Ustym Karmaliuk, a rebel leader buried at Letychiv.

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Located at 49.38 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Castles in Ukraine