Baranivka (city)
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Baranivka Баранівка |
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Saint Stanislaus Church in Baranivka
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 Ukraine
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| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast | ||
| Raion | Baranivka Raion | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 12,584 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Baranivka (Ukrainian: Баранівка, Russian: Барановка, Polish: Baranówka, Yiddish: באראניווקע Baranivke) is a town and the administrative center of Baranivka Raion in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 11,980 (2013 est.). In 2001 the population was 12,584.
The name, (BARA)nivka, from the old Slavic language means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, (BARAN)ivka, -- an ovis. The Slavic meaning of the word is given not coincidentally as the town is located in close proximity to the Prypiat marshes.
In Zhytomyr Oblast, between Novohrad-Volynskyi and Korosten, there is another small town of Barashi, about 50 km northeast from Baranivka.
Coordinates: 50°18′N 27°14′E / 50.300°N 27.233°E
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