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Volodymyrets

Volodymyrets (, ; ) 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. Current population:

The settlement is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers in the region of Volhynian Polesia.

History

Volodymyrets was founded under the rule of Kievan Rus' times. In 1943 a sotnia of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army organized resistance to Nazi Germany in the area.

In 1957 Volodymyrets acquired the status of an urban-type settlement. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Volodymyrets became a rural settlement.

Notable people

See also

  • Rafalivka, the other urban-type settlement in Volodymyrets Raion of Rivne Oblast

References