Ovruch community

Zhytomyr region

Population&Priorities

Type: Urban
Population: 36,000

36,000 inhabitants (before the full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine)

History

History

Ovruch is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. The first mention of it dates back to 977. In its vicinity there was a struggle between the Kyivan princes and the tribes of the Drevlians, which were eventually conquered by the Kyiv ruler Olga. Later, her grandson Oleg died in Ovruch during the war with his brother Yaropolk.

St. Basil’s Cathedral, which was built in 1190 and acquired its modern appearance during the reconstruction in 1907-1090, is reminiscent of community’s ancient history.The city received the Magdeburg Law in 1641. Ivan Vyhovsky (1657-1659), one of the leaders of the Cossack uprising of 1648 and later the Hetman of Ukraine was born in Ovruch.

For many centuries, Ovruch was one of the most important centers of Jewish life in Ukraine. Before World War II, the city’s Jewish population was almost half of all its inhabitants.

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