| LC control no. | n 96087907 |
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| Geographic heading | Kostopilʹ (Ukraine) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Ukraine--Kostopilʹ |
| Variant(s) | Kostopel (Ukraine) Kostopolʹ (Ukraine) |
| Found in | ha-Mered be-Ḳosṭopol, 1996. BGN. USSR (Kostopol; PPL; 50°33ʹN 26°27ʹE; Kostopel) Encyc. of Ukraine: v. 2, p. 631 (Kostopil, [Kostopilʹ]; city and raion center in Rivne oblast, situated on the Zamchyske River in Volhynian Polisia. It was founded in the late 18th cent. Both UNR and Bolshvik forces fought there in 1919) Ukraïna [MAP], 1992: (Kostopilʹ, city a Rivnensʹka oblastʹ) GEOnet WWW, 10-11-96 (hdg.: Kostopilʹ, ppl.: 50°53ʹ00ʺN, 26°27ʹ00ʺE) SSSR, admin.=territ. delenie, 1983: p. 321 (Kostopolʹ, city in Rovenskai︠a︡ oblastʹ; established in 1783, and granted city status in 1939) Encyk. powszechna: v. 6, p. 46 (Kostopol, a small town in Wojewodztwo Wołyńskie) Ukraïna, ohli︠a︡dova mapa, 1994: p. 36 (Kostopilʹ) Ukr. rad. ent︠s︡ykl.: v. 5, p. 449 (Kostopilʹ, a city in Rovensʹka oblastʹ, on the Zamchyʹske River. The city arose at the end of the 18th cent. Soviet government was established there in 1918. In 1919 the area was granted to Poland, but in 1939 as part of Western Ukraine it was reunited with Soviet Ukraine) Rad. ent︠s︡ykl. istoriï Ukraïny: v. 2, p. 486 (Kostopilʹ, a city in Rovensʹka oblastʹ, and a center of the Kostopilʹʹsʹkyĭ raĭon. It arose at the end of the 18th cent. From 1885 it was the volost center of the Volynsʹka hubernii︠a︡. In the beginning of 1918 Soviet power was established in Kostopilʹ. In Feb. 1918 the city was occupied by Austro-German forces. In Nov. 1918 S. Petli︠u︡ra's forces occupied Kostopilʹ, but in June 1919 the city was liberated by the 1st Ukr. Division. In Sept. 1919 KostopilʹWas occupied by Polish forces. In July 1920 Soviet power was again reestablished but in Oct. 1920 the city was retaken by Polish forces and by the Polish-Russian Treaty of March 1921 KostopilʹWas granted to Poland. In 1939 as part of Western Ukraine the city was restored to Soviet Ukraine, where it became a rayon center in the Rovensʹka oblastʹ) Russian Brockhaus: v. 16, p. 404 (Kostopolʹ, a town in Volynskai︠a︡ gubernīi︠a︡ in Rovenskīĭ ui︠e︡zd) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 50°53ʹ00ʺN 026°27ʹ00ʺE) |
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