Kozelets
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Kozelets’ Козелець |
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The town's main street, with the belltower in the background.
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 Kozelets’
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| Coordinates: 50°54′0″N 31°07′0″E / 50.90000°N 31.11667°ECoordinates: 50°54′0″N 31°07′0″E / 50.90000°N 31.11667°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Province | Chernihiv Oblast | ||
| District | Kozelets Raion | ||
| First mentioned | 1098 | ||
| Magdeburg rights | 1656 | ||
| Town status | 1924 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Head | Petro Fedchenko | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 8,142 | ||
| • Density | 1,037.67/km2 (2,687.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 17003 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 4646 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Kozelets (Ukrainian: Козелець, Ukrainian pronunciation: [kozeˈlɛt͡sʲ]; Russian: Козелец) is an urban-type settlement in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kozelets Raion. Kozelets is located on the Oster River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 8,142 (2015 est.)
The town was first mentioned in written documents in 1098, but its status as an urban-type settlement (a step below that of a city) was granted in 1924.
Notable attractions in the city includes the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin designed in the Ukrainian Baroque style by architects Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi and Andrei Kvasov. Kozelets also houses several local food industries, and a veterinary technicum.
Kozelets was first mentioned in 1098 as a fortified town in the East Slavic state of Kievan Rus'. During times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Kozelets was known by the name Kozlohrad (Ukrainian: Козлоград).
In the beginning of the 17th century, Kozelets was an important regional trade center. The town was also a sotnia town in the Pereiaslav and Kiev Regiment of the Cossack Hetmanate during the 17-18th centuries.
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