Andrushivka

The territory of modern Andrushivka was settled as early as the 1st millennium BC. Implements of the Bronze Age have been unearthed in nearby settlements as well as the remains of the Cherniakhiv culture. In historical sources, Andrushivka was first mentioned as Andrusovky in 1683. In the seventeenth century the village became the property of the Polish magnates Burzynski, which exploited the local population to work hard. By the mid nineteenth century, Andrushevka had a tannery, distillery and bi-weekly fairs. Agricultural practice, however, was the chief source of income and soil and climatic conditions were favorable for growing sugar beet, and with the availability of large reserves of land it fueled the rapid development of sugar industry in Andrushivka Raion. During the war, the sugar factory was bombed. Andrushivka was liberated by Soviet troops on 27 December 1943. Between 9 January and 29 February 1944 in the village housed the command post headquarters of the 1st Ukrainian Front, led by an outstanding Soviet commander, Army General Vatutin. An obelisk was constructed in Andrushivka in honor of fallen soldiers in World War II. In the postwar period in Andrushevka was restored and its ruined factories renovated, especially the local sugar factory, and new production and social infrastructure began to develop again. In 1975, Andrushivka attained the status of city. ==Geography==

Andrushivka is located in northern-central Ukraine in the south-eastern part of Zhytomyr Oblast. It lies along the T0609 road, which connects it to Voltytsya village in the north where it joins the P18 road which connects it to the regional capital of Zhtomyr to the northwest, and the villages of Zabara and Chervone lie along the T0609 road to the southwest. The nearest major cities are Zhtomyr and Berdychiv to the southwest. The Huyva River flowing past the city flows in a north–south direction in its eastern side and much of the land in the area is flat and agricultural. ==Gallery==

File:Парк, Андрушівка.jpg|Park File:Андрушівська гімназія (1).jpg|The main building of Andrushivska gymnasium File:8. Андрушівка (Палац Бержинських-Терещенків).jpg|Andrushivska Secondary School File:Стенд у Андрушівському парку.jpg|Andrushivskyi Park File:Вітраж Андрушівка 1.png|Stained glass windows at the cultural center File:Вітраж Андрушівка 2.png|Cultural center File:Вітраж Андрушівка 3.png|Glass windows at the cultural center File:Андрушівська міська рада.jpg|City council File:Andrushivka5.jpg|Administrative building File:Пам'ятник бандуристу в Андрушівці.jpg|Monument to the bandurist ==Notable landmarks==

• Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory • Andrushivka Gymnasium • Andrushivka obelisk • Andrushivka railway station • Andrushivka reservoir • Andrushivka Sugar Factory • Andrushivka Urban Youth Arts Centre • Burzynski Palace • Jewish Cemetery of Andrushivka • Tereschenko Palace ==Notable people==

• L.Y Morozova-Kurek (1887-1952) - poet • V.Y. Morozov (1890-1966) - poet and translator • V.A. Zamlynskyy (1930-1993) - doctor of historical sciences • Anatolii Pidhorny. (1932-1996) - PhD, Member (Academician) of Academy of Sciences of Ukraine • M.I. Slobodian (1935-) - film critic, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Director of Institute of Screen arts of Kyiv National University Theatre, • S. Kulik (1960-) - Ukrainian producer of installation. Residents • Valentyn Khovalchuk - painter, master of folk art. == References ==