What is Zhytomyr?
[[Image:Flag of Zhytomyr.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Zhytomyr''' ({{lang-uk|Житомир}}) is a city in [[Ukraine]], the administrative center of [[Zhytomyr Oblast]]. Nearly 260 000 people live here ({{asof|2023|1|lc=on}}). Zhytomyr is a big transportation center. The city lies on a historic way that connects the city of [[Kyiv]] with the west through [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]]. Today it connects [[Warsaw]] with Kyiv, [[Minsk]] with [[Izmail]], and several major cities of [[Ukraine]]. Zhytomyr was also the location of Ozerne, an important [[Cold War]] strategic plane base that was situated {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of the city. Zhytomyr is divided into two districts. It is located on the [[Teteriv River]]. As a legend says, Zhytomyr was founded about 884 by Zhytomyr, prince of a Slavic tribe of Drevlians. This date, 884, is cut in the large stone of the ice age times, that stands on the hill where it was founded. ==References== {{reflist}} == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Korolev-museum-zhytomyr.jpg|Korolyov Museum in Zhytomyr Image:Kamin zhitomir 884.jpg|The memorial stone Image:Zstu zhytomyr-2008-06.jpg|Zhytomyr State Technological University Image:Shevchenko pam zhytomyr.jpg|A monument to [[Taras Shevchenko]] </gallery> {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Cities in Zhytomyr Oblast]] [[Category:880s establishments]] [[Category:Establishments in Ukraine]] [[Category:9th-century establishments in Europe]]