Koziatyn Козятин
City
Rail terminal in Koziatyn
Flag Coat of arms
Koziatyn Location within Vinnytsia Oblast Show map of Vinnytsia Oblast Koziatyn Location within Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°43′0″N 28°50′0″E / 49.71667°N 28.83333°E / 49.71667; 28.83333
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion	Khmilnyk Raion
Hromada	Koziatyn urban hromada
Founded	1870
Area
• Total	20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	307 m (1,007 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	22,241
• Density	1,110/km2 (2,870/sq mi)
Postal code	22100-22108
Area code	+380-4342
Website	http://komr.gov.ua/

Koziatyn (also referred to as Kozyatyn; Ukrainian: Козятин, IPA: [koˈzʲɑtɪn] ^ⓘ; Polish: Koziatyn; Russian: Казатин) is a city in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The population is 22,241 (2022 estimate)^[1].

Geography

Koziatyn is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the oblast capital, Vinnytsia (approximately 150 km (93 mi) from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine). It lies on the banks of the Huiva River in the western part of Dnieper Upland.^[2]

History

The village of Koziatyn was first mentioned in 1734. The city was founded during the construction of Kyiv-Balta railway. Koziatyn became a town of the Berdychiv district of Kyiv Governorate on July 7, 1874.

In late 1918 Koziatyn was a site of battles between insurgents and German troops during the Anti-Hetman Uprising. In February 1919 the city witnessed fights between Sich Riflemen and Bolshevik forces, and in August of the same year it was captured by the Ukrainian Galician Army during its offensive on Kyiv.^[2]

In April 1920, during the Polish-Bolshevik War, the town was captured by Polish forces in what became known as the Raid on Koziatyn. In 1923, Koziatyn became the district center of Berdychiv okruha. A few years later, the district was included in the Vinnytsia Oblast.

During World War II, Koziatyn was under German occupation from 15 July 1941 until 28 December 1943.^[3] It was administered as part of Reichskommissariat Ukraine from 1 September 1941 until 28 December 1943. The Jewish population was systematically destroyed through a series of mass killing operations. On June 4, 1942, Germans killed 508 Jews and another 250 in early July. In August they murdered 183, and the last 30 in December 1942.^[4]

Under the Soviet rule Koziatyn served as the centre of an eponymous district.^[2]

In 1992, the UOC-KP community was formed in the city. In July 2000, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to include Koziatyn in the category of cities of regional subordination. In 2020 the city was incorporated into Khmilnyk Raion.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the city had a population of 27,155. The ethnic composition was as follows:

^[5]

Economy

Koziatyn is an important railway junction. There is also a big poultry farm in the city.^[2] The railroad industry accounts for 90% of Koziatyn's budget income.^{[citation needed]}

Twin towns – sister cities

Koziatyn is twinned with:

• Leżajsk, Poland
• Bolzano, Italy

Gallery

• 
  Koziatyn railway station, main entrance
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  View from platform
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  Koziatyn Railway station (after rebuilding in 2011-2012)
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  Railway office in Koziatyn
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  House in downtown
• 
  Locomotive L-2309

References

External links

Look up koziatyn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• sister-cities.org
• The murder of the Jews of Koziatyn during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.