Volodymyrets | |
Native Name: | Володимирець |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Other Name: | Polish: Włodzimierzec |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Rivne Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Volodymyrets in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 51.4208°N 26.145°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Varash Raion |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1183 |
Established Title1: | Town status |
Established Date1: | 1957 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Oleksandr Osmolovych |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 60.13 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 176 |
Population Total: | 8,699 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 34300 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 3634 |
Website: | http://volodselrada.gov.ua/ |
Volodymyrets (uk|Володимирець, ru|Влaдимирец, pl|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:
The settlement is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers.[3]
Volodymyrets was first founded in ancient Kievan Rus' times,[3] 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.[4]