Malyn Raion

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Malyn District (raion)
Raion

Coat of arms
Raion location in Zhytomyr Oblast
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
Admin. center Malyn
Area
  Total 1,406 km2 (543 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 20,020
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Malyn District (Raion) (Ukrainian: Малинський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Malyn. The raion covers an area of 1406 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 20,020 people.

Brief

It is situated in the north-eastern part of region. Distance from district (city of regional value - Malyn) to the regional center is a 102 km by highways.

Natural tourist objects

Sights of nature include: wildlife preserves “Hamarnia”, “Halove”, “Klunyshche”, “Shchuche”; Mykluko-maklai's park-sight of landscape-gardening art (all - local value). In the tract "Kyp'yache (located on the right bank of the river Irsha in four kilometers from the village Chopovychi) in scenic areas are male and female monasteries and miracle fountain are popular among the pilgrims and tourists. The rivers Teteriv, Kamyanka, Irsha with their tributaries Trostyanets, Viznya have recreational value. Malyn's quarry is popular among climbers of Kyiv.

Social and historic tourist objects

There is the row of sights of architecture and town-planning: Mykolaivska church in v.Vorsivka (in 1850), St. Mykhailyvska church in v Ukrainka (end of a ХІХc.); railway station in v. Chopovychi (the end of the ХІХc.).

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