Town status 1957 Postal code 89100 Elevation 479 m (1,572 ft) | Established 1433 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code +380 3136 | |
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Volovets (Ukrainian: Воловець, Hungarian: Volóc, Russian: Воловец) is an urban-type settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Volovets is also the administrative center of Volovets Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 5,178 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 5,175 (2016 est.).
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Map of Volovets', Zakarpatska, Ukraine
Names
There are several alternative names used for this settlement: Hungarian: Volóc, German: Wolowez, Slovak: Volovec, Russian: Воловец.
Sites
From the 1850s, when Volovets was part of Austria-Hungary, the town had a ski ramp. The ramp was used by Emperor Franz Joseph I when he and his family came to visit in 1862.
Sister cities
References
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