Ryzhany

The village of Ryzhany on the Irsha River is located 50 kilometers north of Zhytomyr. Administratively, it is part of Zhytomyr district of Zhytomyr region.

It was mentioned in documents for the first time in 1501 under the names Rezan, Hrezhan, Hryzhany. In the 16th century, Hryzhany was the center of a parish that belonged to the Lithuanian magnates Sapehas. The wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in 1900-1914 on the site of an older church that was moved to the village of Nova Bobrytsia.

The village of Ryzhany is known as the center of production of linen fabrics.

Subdivisions of the Ryzhany Historical and Local Lore Museum, which functions at the local lyceum, are the Flax Museum and the Museum of the Polissya Rushnyk.

Alley of willows in Ryz ...

The village of Ryzhany on the Irsha River is located 50 kilometers north of Zhytomyr. Administratively, it is part of Zhytomyr district of Zhytomyr region.

It was mentioned in documents for the first time in 1501 under the names Rezan, Hrezhan, Hryzhany. In the 16th century, Hryzhany was the center of a parish that belonged to the Lithuanian magnates Sapehas. The wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in 1900-1914 on the site of an older church that was moved to the village of Nova Bobrytsia.

The village of Ryzhany is known as the center of production of linen fabrics.

Subdivisions of the Ryzhany Historical and Local Lore Museum, which functions at the local lyceum, are the Flax Museum and the Museum of the Polissya Rushnyk.

Alley of willows in Ryzhany is a botanical landmark of local importance.