Velyki Klishchi
Velyki Klishchi is a former village in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. The village was evacuated in 1990 following the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Oleksandr Malyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: former village in Narodychi Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
- Also known as: “Bol’shiye Kleshchi” and “Velikiye Kleshchi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poliske and Sukharivka.
Poliske
Locality
Poliske was a village in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. The village was evacuated in 1990 following the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Poliske is situated 3 km northeast of Velyki Klishchi.
Sukharivka
Village
Photo: Irina stepanchuk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sukharivka is a Ukrainian village in the Korosten Raion of Zhytomyr Oblast. Sukharivka was previously located in Narodychi Raion until was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. Sukharivka is situated 8 km southeast of Velyki Klishchi.
Severivka
Locality
Severivka is a former village in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It was subordinated to the Lyubar village council. Due to radioactive contamination as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, all of its residents were evicted. Severivka is situated 8 km northwest of Velyki Klishchi.
Velyki Klishchi
- Categories: human-geographic territorial entity, village, and former settlement
- Location: Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.06918° or 51° 4′ 9″ northLongitude
29.17357° or 29° 10′ 25″ eastElevation
161 metres (528 feet)Open location code
9G3F359F+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 13161810109OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Velyki Klishchi” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Вэлыкі Клішчы”
- Czech: “Velyki Klišči”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيليكى كليشى”
- German: “Welyki Klischtschi”
- Russian: “Великие Клещи”
- Ukrainian: “Velyki Klishchi”
- Ukrainian: “Великі Кліщі”
- “Великі Кліщі”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Velyki Klishchi”. Photo: Oleksandr Malyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.