Kniazhychi
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Kniazhychi (Ukrainian: Княжичі; Russian: Княжичи; Polish: Kniażyci) is a village in the Kyiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The village has a population of 5202. The total area of land within the administrative boundaries of Kniazhychi village council is 3669.3 hectares.
History[edit]
The origins of the village can be traced to the son of one of the ruling princes (kniazhych) had land with little palace built on it. Soon a little village was grown around the palace and got its present name Kniazhychi.
The first known record of the name Kniazhychi can be found in a letter written by the Polish king Kazimierz to the Kyiv governor Yuriy Pats on July 7, 1489.
Geography[edit]
The village is located in the southwest of Brovarsky district. From the west the village has a common border with the city of Kyiv. 50°27′45″N 30°47′01″E / 50.46250°N 30.78361°E
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