Koziatyn
City in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
title: "Koziatyn" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-vinnytsia-oblast", "berdichevsky-uyezd", "cities-of-regional-significance-in-ukraine", "holocaust-locations-in-ukraine", "railway-towns-in-ukraine"] description: "City in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koziatyn" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary City in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Koziatyn |
| native_name | Козятин |
| native_name_lang | uk |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Залізничний вокзал P1740495 Козятин.jpg |
| image_caption | Rail terminal in Koziatyn |
| image_flag | Flag of Koziatyn.svg |
| image_shield | Герб Козятина.svg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ukraine |
| subdivision_type1 | Oblast |
| subdivision_name1 | Vinnytsia Oblast |
| subdivision_type2 | Raion |
| subdivision_name2 | Khmilnyk Raion |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1870 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| area_total_km2 | 20.1 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_total | 22241 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| elevation_max_m | 307 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 22100-22108 |
| area_code | +380-4342 |
| website | http://komr.gov.ua/ |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_map | Ukraine Vinnytsia Oblast#Ukraine |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type3 | Hromada |
| subdivision_name3 | Koziatyn urban hromada |
| :: |
| official_name = Koziatyn | native_name = Козятин | native_name_lang = uk | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Залізничний вокзал P1740495 Козятин.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Rail terminal in Koziatyn | image_flag = Flag of Koziatyn.svg | image_shield = Герб Козятина.svg | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Ukraine | subdivision_type1 = Oblast | subdivision_name1 = Vinnytsia Oblast | subdivision_type2 = Raion | subdivision_name2 = Khmilnyk Raion | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1870 | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 20.1 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = 2022 | population_note = | population_total = 22241 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = auto | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = 307 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 22100-22108 | area_code = +380-4342 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | website = http://komr.gov.ua/ | footnotes = | coordinates = | pushpin_map = Ukraine Vinnytsia Oblast#Ukraine | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type3 = Hromada | subdivision_name3 = Koziatyn urban hromada Koziatyn (also referred to as Kozyatyn; , ; ; ) is a city in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of the Koziatyn Raion (district); the city itself was not a part of the district and was separately incorporated as the city of regional significance until 2020, when it was incorporated into Vinnytsia Raion. It is located 75 km from the oblast capital, Vinnytsia (approximately 150 km from Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine). It became part of the Khmilnyk Raion in 2020. It lies on the banks of the Huiva River. The population is .
History
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|title=Historical affiliations |fontsize=85% |quote=Royal Banner of Stanisław II of Poland.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1734–1793 Russian Empire 1793–1917 Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State 1917-1920 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–1929).svg Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922 Soviet Union 1922–1991 Ukraine 1991–present The village of Koziatyn was first mentioned in 1734. The city was founded during the construction of the Kyiv-Balta railway. Koziatyn became a town of the Berdychiv district of Kyiv Governorate on July 7, 1874. In April 1920, during the Polish-Bolshevik War, the town was captured by Polish forces in what became known as the Raid on Koziatyn. In 1923, Koziatyn became the district center of Berdychiv okrug. A few years later, the district was included in the Vinnitsa Oblast. During World War II, Koziatyn was under German occupation from 15 July 1941 until 28 December 1943. It was administered as a part of Reichskommissariat Ukraine from 1 September 1941 until 28 December 1943.
In 1992, the UOC-KP community was formed in the city. In July 2000, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decided to include Koziatyn in the category of cities of regional subordination.
Demographics
As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the city had a population of 27,155. The ethnic composition was as follows:
Economy
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Dn2.jpg" caption="Railway office in Koziatyn"] ::
There are 13 railways intersecting at the town, and the railroad industry accounts for 90% of town's budget income.
Twin towns – sister cities
Koziatyn is twinned with:
Gallery
File:Koziatyn Railway Station P1460705.jpg|Koziatyn railway station, main entrance File:Kazatin Station1.jpg|View from platform File:Козятин (вокзал) 04.jpg|Koziatyn Railway station (after rebuilding in 2011-2012) File:Kaz build.jpg|House in downtown File:Козятин - Пам'ятник трудової слави залізничників DSCF1607.JPG|Locomotive L-2309 (Lebedianskoho)
References
References
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