Volodymyrets
Volodymyrets (Ukrainian: Володимирець, Russian: Влaдимирец, 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]
Volodymyrets
Володимирець Włodzimierzec | |
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Volodymyrets Location of Volodymyrets in Ukraine Volodymyrets Volodymyrets (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′15″N 26°08′42″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
| Raion | Varash Raion |
| 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 | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 34300 |
| Area code | +380 3634 |
| Website | http://volodselrada.gov.ua/ |
The settlement is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers.[4]
History
Volodymyrets was first founded in ancient Kievan Rus' times,[4] and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.[2] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Volodymyrets became a rural settlement.[5]
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). Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.