The commemorative plaque of the Struve Geodetic Arc in Baranivka
Baranivka (Ukrainian: Баранівка, Russian: Барановка) is a town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The population as of 2001 is 12,584. Contained within the territory of the town, at the village Baranivka, is a geographical point of the Struve Geodetic Arc. The name, (BARA)nivka, from the old Slavic language means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, (BARAN)ivka, -- an ovis. The Slavic meaning of the word is given not coincidently as the town is located in close proximity to the Prypiat marshes.
In Zhytomyr Oblast, between Novohrad-Volynskyi and Korosten, there is another small town of Barashi, about 50 km northeast from Baranivka.
The Jewish genealogy in Russian and English of Baranivka of Perelmiter (Perelmuter), Langer and history of this shtetel is http://www.jewishperson.org [1]
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 29°13′E / 50.867°N 29.217°E / 50.867; 29.217
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