Founded 1183 Elevation 176 m (577 ft) Area 60.13 km² | 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.
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