Kozelets is an urban-type settlement in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kozelets Raion. Kozelets is located on the Oster River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 8,142 The town was first mentioned in written documents in 1098, but its status as an urban-type settlement was granted in 1924.Notable attractions in the city includes the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin designed in the Ukrainian Baroque style by architects Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi and Andrei Kvasov. Kozelets also houses several local food industries, and a veterinary technicum.
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