Iziaslav, Ukraine

Izjaslav (Ukrainian Ізяслав; Изяслав Russian, Polish Zasław ) is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Ukraine with 18,444 inhabitants ( 2001). It lies on the river Horyn, located about 78 kilometers north of the Oblasthauptstadt Khmelnytsky. Other non- official spellings for the site are Saslaw / Заслав and Scheslaw / Жеслав.

History

The town was first mentioned in writing in 1390 and received a city charter in 1583.

Attractions

  • Izjaslav castle (15th century)
  • New Isjaslawer castle (16th century)
  • Cathedral of Saint John ( 1599)
  • Bernardine monastery (17th century)
  • Imperial Palace by the Prince Sanguschko ( 1754)
  • Church of St. Joseph ( 1747 )
  • Great Synagogue (16th century)
  • New Isjaslawer Synagogue (18th century)
  • Gewandhaus (17th century)

Personalities

  • Nathan Hannover (1610-1683), Jewish historian and Kabbalist
  • Jacob Sass Lower ( 17th century ), Jewish Masoret
  • Paolo Fontana (1696-1765), architect wolhynischer
  • Christoph Schaffrath (1709-1763), German composer, harpsichordist and musicologist
  • Marian Dubiecki (1838-1926), historian, politician and activist in the Polish national movement
  • Yevhen Nakonetschnyj (1914-1988), Ukrainian architect
  • Dmytro Tschyhrynskyj (1986 ), Ukrainian football player

Related Topics

  • Volhynia
  • Zasławski
  • Sanguszko
List of Ukrainian oblasts and territories by population Raions of Ukraine Classification of objects of the administrative-territorial system of Ukraine Administrative divisions of Ukraine Horyn River Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine House of Sanguszko Dunaivtsi Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast Krasyliv Polonne Shepetivka Slavuta Starokostiantyniv Volochysk Antoniny, Ukraine Yampil, Khmelnytskyi Oblast Yarmolyntsi Smotrych (urban-type settlement)
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