Chortolisy

Chortolisy, later known as Pulyny, lies west of Zhytomyr in the wooded country of Volhynia and Polesia. Its old name is associated with dense thickets and fallen trees. The settlement stood near a road running west from Kyiv through Zhytomyr, linking the forest country with neighbouring towns. The name Pulyny replaced Chortolisy in the sixteenth century.