Zavorychi (Ukrainian: Заворичі) is a village in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It belongs to Kalyta settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population was 2,241 at the 2001 Ukrainian census.

Zavorychi
Ukrainian: Заворичі
Flag of Zavorychi
Coat of arms of Zavorychi
Zavorychi is located in Ukraine
Zavorychi
Zavorychi
Zavorychi is located in Kyiv Oblast
Zavorychi
Zavorychi
Coordinates: 50°42′20″N 31°7′58″E / 50.70556°N 31.13278°E / 50.70556; 31.13278
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionBrovary
Population
2,241

The settlement existed at least from 980s,[1] the oldest mention under modern name dated back to 1618.[2]

Local wooden Orthodox St. George's Church from 1873 was destroyed by Russian forces on March 7, 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ "Заворотичі, з книги "Золота очеретина" В. Гузія)". Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ^ Архивъ Юго-Западной Россіи. Ч. VII. Т. 1. Акты о заселении Юго-Западной Россіи. — Кіевъ, 1886. — с. 306.
  3. ^ Murphy, Paul P.; Pennington, Josh (2022-03-07). "Church in the Ukrainian village of Zavorychi on fire after alleged military strike". CNN. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. ^ Ворог спалив Свято-Георгіївську церкву в Заворичах // Телеканал ATR, 07.03.2022
  5. ^ Росія нищить наші православні храми — УПЦ Московського патріархату // BBC News Україна, 07.03.2022
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