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Country
  
Ukraine

Founded
  
1183

Elevation
  
176 m (577 ft)

Area
  
60.13 km²

Province
  
Rivne Oblast

District
  
Volodymyrets Raion

Town status
  
1957

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
8,699 (2001)

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Volodymyrets (Ukrainian: Володимирець, Russian: Влaдимирец, Polish: Włodzimierzec) is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town is also the administrative center of the Volodymyrets Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Its population is 8,699 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.

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Map of Volodymyrets', Rivne Oblast, Ukraine

The town is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers. Volodymyrets was first founded in ancient Kievan Rus' times, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.

Famous people from Volodymyrets

  • Max Kidruk — Ukrainian writer.
  • Lesia Tsurenko - Tennis Player.
  • References

    Volodymyrets Wikipedia