Ovruch

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.02 sec.

Ovruch

a city and administrative center of Ovruch Raion, Zhitomir Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. Population, 14,200(1974). Situated on the Norin River (Pripiat’ basin), Ovruch is a railroad junction with lines to Korosten’, Kalinkovichi, Ianov, and Belokorovichi. The city has a cannery and a plant producing canned milk. Other products are mixed feed, linen, and rein-forced-concrete components. A branch of a Kiev plant producing vending machines is located in Ovruch. A number of local enterprises serve the railroad industry. The city has a museum of history and local lore.

Architectural landmarks include the Church of St. Basil (late 12th century, attributed to the architect Petr Miloneg; restored in 1908–12 by the architect A. V. Shchusev). The brick, cruciform domed church has four internal piers and two rounded towers attached to the western facade.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			Sixteen days later, 20 miles away in the town of Ovruch, he killed former fighter pilot Polyslav Tselko. The Butcher: INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE BRUTAL MASS MURDERER FACING ... by Sunday Mirror (London, England)			ovine ovine encephalomyelitis Ovington, Mary White Oviparity oviparous oviposit Ovipositor oVirt Ovists Ovnatan Nagash Ovnatanian Ovoca ovography Ovoid ovolo ovonic device ovonic memory switch ovonic threshold switch Ovonics Ovonyx Unified Memory Ovoo Worship Festival Ovoscope ovotesticular hermaphroditism Ovoviviparity ovoviviparous Ovruch Ovruch Upland Ovsei Driz Ovsei Ovseevich Driz Ovshinsky effect Ovsianiko-Kulikovskii, Dmitrii Ovsianiko-Kulikovskii, Dmitrii Nikolaevich Ovsianka Ovsiannikov, Filipp Ovsiannikov, Filipp Vasilevich Ovsiannikov, Lev Ovsiannikov, Lev Vasilevich Ovtsevodstvo Ovtsyn, Dmitrii Ovtsyn, Dmitrii Leontevich Ovtsyn, Ivan Ovtsyn, Ivan Ivanovich Ovulation Ovule ovum OW unit OWA Owain Glyndwr Owain Gwynedd OWASP Owatonna			OVPRGS OVPRI OVPS OVPT ÖVQ OVQAP OVQG OVQP OVR OVRA Ovral Ovral Ovral OVRB OVRC OVRCBL OVRDC Ovrette Ovrette OVRF OVRN OVRO OVRP OVRR OVRS OVRT OVRTA Ovruch Ovruch Upland OVRWA OVS OVS&R OVSA OVSAR OVSARDA OVSC OVSD OVSEA Ovsei Driz Ovsei Ovseevich Driz Ovsel Gershon Aronov Radomyslsky OVSF Ovshinsky effect Ovshinsky effect Ovsianiko-Kulikovskii, Dmitrii Ovsianiko-Kulikovskii, Dmitrii Nikolaevich Ovsianka Ovsiannikov, Filipp Ovsiannikov, Filipp Vasilevich Ovsiannikov, Lev Ovsiannikov, Lev Vasilevich OVSICORI OVSM

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.