Torchyn
{{short description|Rural locality in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine}}
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| native_name = Торчин
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| settlement_type = Rural settlement
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| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = Volyn Oblast
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| subdivision_name2 = Lutsk Raion
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| population_total = 4516
| population_as_of = 2022
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Torchyn ({{langx|uk|Торчин}}; {{langx|pl|Torczyn}}) is a rural settlement in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Serna in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|4,516|.}}
History
Until 26 January 2024, Torchyn was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Torchyn became a rural settlement.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}
Economy
=Transportation=
The closest railway station is in Lutsk.
The settlement is on Highway H22 connecting Lutsk and Volodymyr.
Notable people
- Jacek Rybiński, Polish Cistercian abbot