- Korosten
Infobox City
settlement_type =
subdivision_type = Country
official_name = Korosten
native_name = Коростень
subdivision_name = Ukraine
image_
subdivision_type1 = Oblast
region_type_local = Raion
subdivision_name1 = Zhytomyr
region_link = Zhytomyr Oblast
region_name_local = Korostensky Raion
population_total = 66000
population_as_of = January 1, 2004
area_total_km2 = 103
established_date = 705
established_title =Founded
elevation_m = 171
latd = 50| latm = 57
latNS = N
longd = 28
longm = 38
longEW = E
coordinates_display = inline,title
coordinates_type = type:city_region:UA
website = http://www.kr.com.ua/Korosten ( _uk. Коростень, translit. "Korosten’") is a historic
city in theZhytomyr Oblast (province) of northernUkraine . Serving as the administrative center of theKorostensky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the Uzh River.External links
*uk icon [http://korosten.osp-ua.info/index.php Official website]
*en icon [http://korosten.info Korosten: a small town with a great history]
*ru icon [http://www.korosten.biz/krs.php The information on the city of Korosten]
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