Volodymyrets

Volodymyrets (Ukrainian: Володимирець; Russian: Влaдимирец; Polish: 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: 9,315 (2022 estimate).^[3]

Volodymyrets Володимирець Włodzimierzec
Rural settlement
Volodymyrets railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Volodymyrets Location of Volodymyrets in Ukraine Show map of Rivne Oblast Volodymyrets Volodymyrets (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°25′15″N 26°08′42″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Rivne Oblast
Raion	Varash Raion
Hromada	Volodymyrets settlement hromada
Founded	1183
Town status	1957
Government
• Mayor	Oleksandr Osmolovych
Area
• Total	60.13 km2 (23.22 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	176 m (577 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,699
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	34300
Area code	+380 3634
Website	http://volodselrada.gov.ua/

The settlement is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers.^[4]

History

Palace before 1911

Volodymyrets was first founded in ancient Kievan Rus' times,^[4] 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.^[5]

Notable people

• Max Kidruk — Ukrainian writer.
• Lesia Tsurenko — Ukrainian tennis player.

See also

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