Zymovyshche | ghost town

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Abandoned village, 10km from Chernobyl plant.

Zymovyshche is a former village in Ukraine, 6 km from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and 20 km from the former district centre - the city of Chornobyl, in the Ivankiv district of Kyiv region. Until 1986, it was part of the Chornobyl district and was the centre of the village council.
On the eve of the Chornobyl accident, the village had a population of 622.

After the accident on 26 April 1986, the village was evicted due to severe contamination, and the residents were relocated to the villages of Lukashi and Rudnytske in Baryshivka district. It was officially de-registered in 1999.
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Coordinates:   51°25'23"N   30°10'49"E