Volodymyrets
Володимирець Włodzimierzec | |
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 Volodymyrets railway station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Volodymyrets Location of Volodymyrets in Ukraine Show map of Rivne Oblast Volodymyrets Volodymyrets (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′15″N 26°08′42″E / 51.42083°N 26.14500°E / 51.42083; 26.14500 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
| Raion | Varash Raion |
| Hromada | Volodymyrets settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1183 |
| Town status | 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Osmolovych |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.13 km2 (23.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 8,699 |
| • Density | 144.7/km2 (374.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 34300 |
| Area code | +380 3634 |
| Website | http://volodselrada.gov.ua/ |
Volodymyrets (Ukrainian: Володимирець, pronounced [wɔlɔˈdɪmeret͡sʲ]; Polish: Włodzimierzec) is a rural settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town was also formerly he administrative center of Volodymyrets Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings until the raion's abolition, but is now administered within Varash Raion. Its population is 8,699 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 9,315 (2022 estimate).[3]
The settlement is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers in the region of Volhynian Polesia.[4][5]
History
Volodymyrets was founded under the rule of Kievan Rus' times.[4] In 1943 a sotnia of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army organized resistance to Nazi Germany in the area.[5]
In 1957 Volodymyrets acquired the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Volodymyrets became a rural settlement.[6]
Notable people
- Max Kidruk — Ukrainian writer.
- Lesia Tsurenko — Ukrainian tennis player.
See also
- Rafalivka, the other urban-type settlement in Volodymyrets Raion of Rivne Oblast
References
- "Volodymyrets (Rivne Oblast, Volodymyrets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "Volodymyrets, Rivne Oblast, Volodymyrets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- "History of the formation of Volodymyrets". 34400.net (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 1. 1993. pp. 311–315.
- "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.