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Explore Zavolok in Ukraine
Zavolok in the region of Khmel'nyts'ka is a place in Ukraine - some 150 mi or ( 241 km ) South-West of Kiev , the country's capital city .
Time in Zavolok is now 07:27 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Edineţ, Soroca, Donduseni, Iaşi, and Cluj-Napoca. Since you are here already, consider visiting Edineţ . Where to go and what to see in Zavolok ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 49.38 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at 49.38 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at 49.38 27.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Starozakrevsky Maidan
Staryi Maidan, by 1938 — Starozakrevsky Maidan ("Old Zakrevsky Field ") Ukrainian: Старий Майдан, Старозакревський Майдан, located between Derazhnia and Volkovintzi, near Kalnaya in the Podolia region of Ukraine was a Jewish agricultural colony established in 1844. Today, Stary Meidan is the village mostly populated by ethnic Ukrainians.
Located at 49.28 27.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 49.44 27.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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