Pershotravensk, Zhytomyr Oblast

Pershotravensk (Ukrainian: Першотравенськ) is an urban-type settlement in Zviahel Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Its population is 3,261 (2022 estimate).[1]

For the city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, see Pershotravensk.
Pershotravensk
Першотравенськ
Urban-type settlement
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
RaionZviahel Raion
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The settlement arose in the late 19th century, under the name Tokarivka (Ukrainian: Токарівка). In 1910, a large protest took place at the porcelain factory in Tokarivka. Its name was changed to Pershotravensk in 1934.[2]

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. "Першотравенськ, Баранівський район, Житомирська область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).

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