Chudniv
Chudniv (Ukrainian: Чуднів, Polish: Cudnów, Yiddish: טשודנאוו, Russian: Чу́днов) is a city in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Chudniv Raion. Population: 5,448 (2021 est.)[1]
Chudniv
Чуднів | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Teteriv River in Chudniv | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion | Zhytomyr Raion |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,448 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1471–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
A significant battle of the Russo-Polish War (1654-1667) was fought near the town in 1660, followed by a treaty between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossacks, named after the city. In 1866 Polish Romantic-era novelist Henryk Rzewuski died in Chudniv. The Jewish population was important in the town. During World War II, the Germans occupied the town and kept the Jews imprisoned in a ghetto. In 1941, they were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Ukrainian policemen.[2]
Notable people from Chudniv
- Alter Chudnover, AKA Yehiel Goyzman (1846–1912), virtuoso klezmer violinist
- Menachem Ribalow - newspaper editor
- Shloimke (Sam) Beckerman - early 20th century klezmer bandleader in New York City
Gallery
Chudniv by Napoleon Orda
The Catholic church today
Nativity Church in Chudniv
References
