Title: Vinnytsia City Status: The city of regional significance, the administrative center of the Vinnytsia area and Vinnytsia region. Location: Located at 267 km. in the south-west of Kiev. Population: 370,000 thousand inhabitants Area: 79.94 square meters. km. Reservoirs: South Bug Founded: 1355 Historical background: Founded as a castle by the Lithuanian princes Koriatovich's. The first wooden castle was built in 14. on the left bank, the second - in the 16. Island Kemp, New Castle - in 17. the high right bank. The flowering of the city occurred in the period of Polish rule 16-17 centuries. When they were built the main architectural attractions. In 1793 the city together with the Right-Bank Ukraine went to Russia and soon became a major trading center in Podolia. During the Second World War was far bet Hitler's "Wolf's Lair". The city is inextricably linked with such an outstanding scientist and surgeon N. Pyrogov and writer Kotsiubynskyi. Sightseeing: The grounds of the Dominican and Jesuit monastery and the Collegium of the defensive wall, the Museum-Estate of N. Pyrogov.