Dovbysh

Dovbysh Довбиш
Rural settlement
Dovbysh Location within Zhytomyr Oblast Show map of Zhytomyr Oblast Dovbysh Location within Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 27°59′22″E / 50.372239°N 27.989475°E / 50.372239; 27.989475
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion	Zviahel Raion
Hromada	Dovbysh settlement hromada
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Dovbysh (Ukrainian: Довбиш; Polish: Dołbysz) is a rural settlement in Zviahel Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The settlement was previously known as Markhlevsk (Ukrainian: Мархлевськ; Polish: Marchlewsk) after the Polish-born Soviet politician and civil activist Julian Marchlewski. Population: 4,071 (2022 estimate)

History

In the 1920s Marchlewsk was an administrative center of Marchlewszczyzna, a Polish National Raion of Zhytomyr Okruha [ru]. In the mid-1930s the district was disbanded. Later it was incorporated into Kyiv Oblast.^{[citation needed]}

During World War II, Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe.

Until 26 January 2024, Dovbush was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Dovbush became a rural settlement.

Economy

Dovbysh is known for its porcelain factory.

See also

• Polish Autonomous District

References

50°22′17″N 27°59′8″E / 50.37139°N 27.98556°E / 50.37139; 27.98556

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