Volyn Oblast#History

{{Short description|Oblast (region) of Ukraine}}

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| name = Volyn Oblast

| native_name = Волинська область

| native_name_lang = uk

| official_name = Volynska oblast{{Cite book|last1=Syvak|first1=Nina|last2=Ponomarenko|first2=Valerii|last3=Khodzinska|first3=Olha|last4=Lakeichuk|first4=Iryna|date=2011|editor-last=Veklych|editor-first=Lesia|translator=Olha Khodzinska|title=Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/UNGEGN/docs/Toponymic%20guidelines%20PDF/Ukraine/Verstka.pdf|page=20|access-date=2020-10-06|via=United Nations Statistics Division|publisher=DerzhHeoKadastr and Kartographia|location=Kyiv|isbn=978-966-475-839-7}}

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| settlement_type = Oblast

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| flag_alt = Flag of Volyn Oblast

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| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Volyn Oblast

| nickname = {{lang|uk|Волинь}} (Volhynia)

| image_map = Volyn in Ukraine.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}

| parts_type = Largest cities

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| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Lutsk

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| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Yuriy Pohulyaiko{{cite news|url=https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/uryad-prijnyav-nizku-kadrovih-pitan|title=Government adopts a series of personnel decisions|date=October 28, 2019|work=Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine|access-date=November 23, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/2830190-trofimov-introduces-new-head-of-volyn-regional-state-administration.html|title=Trofimov introduces new head of Volyn Regional State Administration|date=December 3, 2019|work=Ukrinform|access-date=December 3, 2019}}

| leader_title1 = Oblast council

| leader_name1 = 64 seats

| leader_title2 = Chairperson

| leader_name2 = Hryhoriy Nedopad

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 20144

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| area_rank = Ranked 20th

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| population_total = {{decrease}} 1021356

| population_rank = Ranked 24th

| population_as_of = 2022

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web|title=Валовий регіональний продукт|url=https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/kat_u/2023/05/zb_vrp_2021.xlsx}}

| demographics1_title1 = Total

| demographics1_info1 = ₴ 93 billion
(€2.4 billion)

| demographics1_title2 = Per capita

| demographics1_info2 = ₴ 90,331
(€2,300)

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| blank5_info_sec1 = 0.722{{Cite web|title= Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab |url= https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/UKR/?levels=1+4&years=2022&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0 |website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en}}
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| timezone1 = EET

| utc_offset1 = +2

| timezone1_DST = EEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +3

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 43xxx-45xxx

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +380-33

| iso_code = UA-07

| registration_plate_type = Vehicle registration

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| blank_name_sec2 = FIPS 10-4

| blank_info_sec2 = UP24

| blank1_name_sec2 = NUTS statistical regions of Ukraine

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| website = {{URL|http://www.voladm.gov.ua/}}

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Volyn Oblast ({{langx|uk|Волинська область|translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ}}) or simply Volyn ({{langx|uk|Волинь|translit=Volýnʹ}}), is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. It borders Rivne Oblast to the east, Lviv Oblast to the south, Poland to the west and Belarus to the north. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine on the rail line running from Kyiv to Warsaw. The population is {{Ua-pop-est2022|1,021,356|.}}

History

{{See also|Volhynia|Volynia|Holovne}}

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Volyn was once part of the Kievan Rus' before becoming an independent local principality and an integral part of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, one of Kievan Rus' successor states. In the 15th century, the area came under the control of the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Lithuania, in 1569 passing over to Poland and then in 1795, until World War I, to the Russian Empire where it was a part of the Volynskaya Guberniya. In the interwar period, most of the territory, organized as Wołyń Voivodeship was under Polish control.

In 1939, when Poland was invaded and divided by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union following the Molotov–Ribbentrop pact, Volyn was joined to Soviet Ukraine, and on December 4, 1939, the oblast was organized.

Many Ukrainians rejoiced at the "reunification", but the Polish minority suffered a cruel fate. Thousands of Poles, especially retired Polish officers and intelligentsia were deported to Siberia and other areas in the depths of the Soviet Union. A high proportion of these deportees died in the extreme conditions of Soviet labour camps and most were never able to return to Volyn again.

In 1941, Volyn along with the Soviet Union was invaded by the Nazi Germany's Barbarossa Offensive. Nazis completed their holocaust of the Jews of Volhynia in late 1942.

Partisan activity started in Volyn in 1941, soon after German occupation. Partisans were involved in the Rail War against German supply lines and were known for their efficiency in gathering intelligence and for sabotage. The region formed the basis of several networks and many members of the local population served with the partisans. The Poles in the area became part of the Polish Home Army, which often undertook operations with the partisan movement.

UPA initially supported Nazi Germany which had in turn supported them with financing and weaponry before the start of World War II. Many served in the various RONA and SS units. Once they became disillusioned with the Nazi program, they independently began to target all non-Ukrainians (Poles, Jews, Russians, among others) for extermination. Some 30,000 to 60,000 Poles, Czechs, remaining Jews, and Ukrainians who tried to help others escape (Polish sources gave even higher figures) and later, around 2,000 or more Ukrainians were killed in retaliation (see Massacres of Poles in Volhynia).

In January 1944, the Red Army recaptured the territory from the Nazis.

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the Polish Soviet border was redrawn based on the Curzon line. Volyn, along with the neighbouring provinces became an integral part of the Ukrainian SSR. Most Poles who remained in the eastern region were forced to leave to the Recovered Territories of western Poland (the former easternmost provinces of Germany) whose German population had been expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement.

The area underwent rapid industrialisation including the construction of the Lutsk automobile factory (LuAZ). Nevertheless, the area remains one of the most rural throughout the former Soviet Union.

Demography

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, ethnic Ukrainians accounted for 96.9% of the population of Volyn Oblast, and ethnic Russians for 2.4%.{{in lang|uk}} [http://pop-stat.mashke.org/ukraine-ethnic2001.htm Етнічний склад населення України, 2001 рік][http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_en.asp Банк даних, перепис 2001 року]

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{{Seealso|Languages of Ukraine}}

File:UkraineNativeLanguagesCensus2001detailed-en.png, Ukrainian was the native language for over 97% of Volyn Oblast's population: it was the dominant language in all of the city, town, and village councils of the oblast.]]

The Russification of Ukraine carried out during the Soviet era had little to no effect on the Volyn Oblast: the share of Ukrainian-speakers in the region in 1959—1989 fluctuated around 94—95%.{{cite web |lang=ru |url=https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/568412 |title=Динамика численности этнических украинцев в УССР: на основе итогов Всесоюзных переписей населения 1959 г., 1970 г. и 1979 г. |access-date=2024-08-03 |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629092655/https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/568412 |url-status=live }} Native language of the population of Volyn Oblast according to the results of population censuses:Итоги Всесоюзной переписи населения 1959 года: Украинская ССР, стр. 168—193Численность и состав населения СССР: по данным Всесоюзной переписи населения 1979 года. Центральное статистическое управление СССР, 1984Чорний С. Національний склад населення України в ХХ сторіччі (2001)Итоги Всесоюзной переписи населения 1970 года. Том IV — М., Статистика, 1973{{cite web |author=|lang=uk |url=http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/nationality_population/nationality_popul1/ |url-status=live |title=Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001. Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою |access-date=2014-08-21 |archive-date=2019-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024043444/http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/nationality_population/nationality_popul1/ }}{{cite web |author=|lang=|url=http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=19A050501_021&ti=19A050501_021.%20%D0%EE%E7%EF%EE%E4%B3%EB%20%ED%E0%F1%E5%EB%E5%ED%ED%FF%20%E7%E0%20%ED%E0%F6%B3%EE%ED%E0%EB%FC%ED%B3%F1%F2%FE%20%F2%E0%20%F0%B3%E4%ED%EE%FE%20%EC%EE%E2%EE%FE%20%280%2C1%29&path=..%2FDatabase%2FCensus%2F05%2F01%2F&lang=1&multilang=uk |url-status=live |title=Перепис 1989. Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою (0,1) |access-date=2022-03-19 |archive-date=2020-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029090750/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=19A050501_021&ti=19A050501_021.%20%D0%EE%E7%EF%EE%E4%B3%EB%20%ED%E0%F1%E5%EB%E5%ED%ED%FF%20%E7%E0%20%ED%E0%F6%B3%EE%ED%E0%EB%FC%ED%B3%F1%F2%FE%20%F2%E0%20%F0%B3%E4%ED%EE%FE%20%EC%EE%E2%EE%FE%20%280%2C1%29&path=..%2FDatabase%2FCensus%2F05%2F01%2F&lang=1&multilang=uk }}

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1959197019892001
Ukrainian94.0%94.8%94.5%97.3%
Russian5.0%4.8%5.1%2.5%
Other1.0%0.4%0.4%0.2%

Native language of the population of the raions, cities, and city councils of Volyn Oblast according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:{{Cite web |url=http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=19A050501_021_007&ti=19A050501_021_007.%20Distribution%20of%20the%20population%20by%20nationality%20and%20native%20language,%20Volynska%20oblast%20(2)&path=../Database/Census/05/02/02/&lang=2&multilang=en |title=Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою, Волинська область |access-date=2024-04-05 |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201204109/http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=19A050501_021_007&ti=19A050501_021_007.%20Distribution%20of%20the%20population%20by%20nationality%20and%20native%20language,%20Volynska%20oblast%20(2)&path=../Database/Census/05/02/02/&lang=2&multilang=en |url-status=live }}

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UkrainianRussian
Volyn Oblast97.3%2.5%
City of Lutsk92.9%6.8%
City of Volodymyr94.5%5.2%
City of Kovel95.8%3.9%
Novovolynsk (city council)94.4%5.2%
Volodymyr-Volynskyi Raion
(in pre-2020 borders)
98.8%1.0%
Horokhiv Raion99.2%0.6%
Ivanychi Raion99.0%0.8%
Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion
(in pre-2020 borders)
99.6%0.3%
Kivertsi Raion98.6%1.2%
Kovel Raion
(in pre-2020 borders)
99.0%0.8%
Lokachi Raion99.4%0.5%
Lutsk Raion
(in pre-2020 borders)
98.8%1.0%
Liubeshiv Raion99.5%0.3%
Liuboml Raion99.1%0.8%
Manevychi Raion99.3%0.6%
Ratne Raion99.2%0.5%
Rozhyshche Raion99.0%0.8%
Stara Vyzhivka Raion99.5%0.4%
Turiisk Raion99.1%0.8%
Shatsk Raion98.7%0.9%

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Ukrainian is the only official language on the whole territory of Volyn Oblast.{{cite web |lang =uk |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2704-19 |title=Про забезпечення функціонування української мови як державної |access-date=2020-03-25 |archive-date=2020-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502182619/https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2704-19 |url-status=live }}

On 20 December 2018, a moratorium on the public use of Russian-language cultural products was imposed in Volyn Oblast by a decision of the Volyn Oblast Council.{{Cite web |url=https://babel.ua/news/23375-volinska-oblast-vvela-moratoriy-na-rosiyskomovniy-kulturniy-produkt |title=Волинська область запровадила мораторій на російськомовний культурний продукт |publisher=Babel |lang=uk |access-date=2024-04-10 |archive-date=2024-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410102532/https://babel.ua/news/23375-volinska-oblast-vvela-moratoriy-na-rosiyskomovniy-kulturniy-produkt |url-status=live }}

According to a poll conducted by Rating from 16 November to 10 December 2018 as part of the project «Portraits of Regions», 85% of the residents of Volyn Oblast believed that the Ukrainian language should be the only state language on the entire territory of Ukraine. 10% believed that Ukrainian should be the only state language, while Russian should be the second official language in some regions of the country. 3% believed that Russian should become the second state language of the country. 2% found it difficult to answer.{{cite web |url=https://ratinggroup.ua/files/ratinggroup/reg_files/rg_40000_portraits_of_the_regions_122018_press.pdf |title=«ПОРТРЕТИ РЕГІОНІВ»: ПІДСУМКИ. Зведені дані, порівняльний аналіз між областями |publisher=Рейтинг|date=2018-12-26|lang=uk}}

On 13 July 2023, Volyn Oblast Council approved the «Comprehensive Programme for the Development and Functioning of the Ukrainian Language in Volyn Oblast for 2023—2026», the main objectives of which are to strengthen the positions of the Ukrainian language in various spheres of public life in the oblast and to Ukrainianize the refugees from other regions of Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://slovopravdy.com.ua/volynrada-pryjnyala-novu-kompleksnu-programu-rozvytku-ta-funktsionuvannya-ukrayinskoyi-movy/|title=Волиньрада прийняла нову комплексну програму розвитку та функціонування української мови|publisher=Слово Правди|date=2023-07-20|lang=uk|access-date=2024-10-26|archive-date=2023-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114014811/https://slovopravdy.com.ua/volynrada-pryjnyala-novu-kompleksnu-programu-rozvytku-ta-funktsionuvannya-ukrayinskoyi-movy/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://new.volynrada.gov.ua/resolutions/pro-zatverdzhennya-kompleksnoyi-programy-rozvytku-ta-funkczionuvannya-ukrayinskoyi-movy-u-volynskij-oblasti-na-2023-2026-roky/|title=Про затвердження Комплексної Програми розвитку та функціонування української мови у Волинській області на 2023-2026 роки|publisher=Волинська обласна рада|date=2023-07-20|lang=uk|access-date=2024-10-26|archive-date=2024-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205031501/https://new.volynrada.gov.ua/resolutions/pro-zatverdzhennya-kompleksnoyi-programy-rozvytku-ta-funkczionuvannya-ukrayinskoyi-movy-u-volynskij-oblasti-na-2023-2026-roky/|url-status=live}}

According to the research of the Content Analysis Centre, conducted from 15 August to 15 September 2024, the topic of which was the ratio of Ukrainian and Russian languages in the Ukrainian segment of social media, 89.5% of posts from Volyn Oblast were written in Ukrainian (88.3% in 2023, 88.8% in 2022, 51.3% in 2020), while 10.5% were written in Russian (11.7% in 2023, 11.2% in 2022, 48.7% in 2020).{{cite web |url=https://ms.detector.media/internet/post/36568/2024-10-28-chastka-dopysiv-ukrainskoyu-movoyu-v-sotsmerezhakh-zrosla-do-56-tsentr-kontent-analizu/ |title=Частка дописів українською мовою в соцмережах зросла до 56 %, — Центр контент-аналізу |date=2024-10-28 |lang=uk}}{{cite web |title="Радикальний прогрес". У соцмережах української стало набагато більше, — дослідження |url=https://texty.org.ua/fragments/111001/radykalnyj-prohres-u-socmerezhah-ukrayinskoyi-stalo-nabahato-bilshe-doslidzhennya/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |archive-date=2023-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211202240/https://texty.org.ua/fragments/111001/radykalnyj-prohres-u-socmerezhah-ukrayinskoyi-stalo-nabahato-bilshe-doslidzhennya/ |url-status=live |lang=uk}}

After Ukraine declared independence in 1991, Volyn Oblast, as well as Ukraine as a whole, experienced a gradual Ukrainization of the education system, which had been RussifiedBarbara A. Anderson and Brian D. Silver, "Equality, Efficiency, and Politics in Soviet Bilingual Education Policy, 1934-1980," American Political Science Review 78 (December 1984): 1019-1039. during the Soviet era. Dynamics of the ratio of the languages of instruction in general secondary education institutions in Volyn Oblast:«Статистичний щорічник України за 1998 рік» — К., 1999. {{cite web |url=https://pics.livejournal.com/alina_ma/pic/000ghttb |title=Джерело |website=pics.livejournal.com |access-date=2024-12-26}}{{cite web |author=|url=https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/st_sc/SEU2008_u.zip |title=Збірник «Статистичний щорічник України» за 2008 рік |publisher=Державна служба статистики України |lang=uk |access-date=2024-08-10 |archive-date=2022-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408201718/http://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/st_sc/SEU2008_u.zip |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=|url=https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/kat_u/2013/sb/10_13/sz_Ukr_2012.zip |title=Збірник «Статистичний щорічник України» за 2012 рік |publisher=Державна служба статистики України |lang=uk |access-date=2024-08-10 |archive-date=2024-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807143246/https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/kat_u/2013/sb/10_13/sz_Ukr_2012.zip |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=|url=https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/kat_u/2019/zb/11/zb_yearbook_2018.pdf |title=Збірник «Статистичний щорічник України» за 2018 рік |publisher=Державна служба статистики України |lang=uk |access-date=2024-08-10 |archive-date=2024-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803223353/https://ukrstat.gov.ua/druk/publicat/kat_u/2019/zb/11/zb_yearbook_2018.pdf |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/zso21_ue.xlsx |script-title=uk:Загальна середня освіта в Україні у 2021 році |lang=uk |script-website=uk:Державна служба статистики України |date=|access-date=2024-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707121443/https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/zso21_ue.xlsx |archive-date=2024-07-07 |url-status=live}} — {{cite web |url=https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/arch_pto_u.htm |script-title=uk:Сайт Державної служби статистики України |lang=uk |script-website=uk:Державна служба статистики України |date=|access-date=2024-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604201459/https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/arch_pto_u.htm |archive-date=2024-06-04 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2023/osv/osv_rik/zso22_ue.xlsx |script-title=uk:Загальна середня освіта в Україні у 2022 році |lang=uk |script-website=uk:Державна служба статистики України |date=|access-date=2024-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626161348/https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2023/osv/osv_rik/zso22_ue.xlsx |archive-date=2024-06-26 |url-status=live}} — {{cite web |url=https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/arch_pto_u.htm |script-title=uk:Сайт Державної служби статистики України |lang=uk |script-website=uk:Державна служба статистики України |date=|access-date=2024-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604201459/https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/arch_pto_u.htm |archive-date=2024-06-04 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=|url=https://stat.gov.ua/sites/default/files/2024-02/Збірник%20Статистичний%20щорічник%20України%202022%20рік.pdf |title=Збірник «Статистичний щорічник України» за 2022 рік |publisher=Державна служба статистики України |lang=uk |access-date=2024-08-10 |archive-date=2024-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807143242/https://stat.gov.ua/sites/default/files/2024-02/Збірник%20Статистичний%20щорічник%20України%202022%20рік.pdf |url-status=live}}

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2010—
2011
2012—
2013
2015—
2016
2018—
2019
2021—
2022
2022—
2023
Ukrainian94.6%95.6%96.7%97.3%98.0%99.0%99.7%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.9%99.9%100.0%100.0%
Russian5.4%4.4%3.3%2.7%2.0%1.0%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.1%

According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, in the 2023—2024 school year, all 140,494 pupils in general secondary education institutions in Volyn Oblast were studying in classes where Ukrainian was the language of instruction.{{cite web |url=https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2023/osv/osv_rik/zso23_ue.xlsx |title=Загальна середня освіта в Україні у 2023 році |lang=uk |website=www.ukrstat.gov.ua |date=|access-date=2024-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601143959/https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2023/osv/osv_rik/zso23_ue.xlsx |archive-date=2024-06-01 |url-status=live}} — {{cite web |author=|url=https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/arch_pto_u.htm |title=Сайт Державної служби статистики України |lang=uk |website=www.ukrstat.gov.ua |date=|access-date=2024-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604201459/https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2022/osv/osv_rik/arch_pto_u.htm |archive-date=2024-06-04 |url-status=live}}

Historical sites

The following historical-cultural sites were nominated in 2007 for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}

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Politics

;Former Chairmen of Oblast Council

  • 2006 – Vasyl Dmytruk Lytvyn's Bloc
  • 2006 – Anatoliy Hrytsiuk

Subdivisions

{{main article|Administrative divisions of Volyn Oblast}}The Volyn Oblast is administratively subdivided into 4 raions (districts).

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! Name

! Center

! Center population (thousand people)

! Area
(km2)

! Population (thousand people)

! Hromadas

Volodymyr Raion

| Volodymyr

|38,9

| 2558,2

| 174,7

| 11

Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

|12,5

| 4693,4

| 132,4

| 5

Kovel Raion

| Kovel

|68,2

| 7647,9

| 271

| 23

Lutsk Raion

| Lutsk

|221,1

| 5247,8

| 457,3

| 15

File:Volyn Oblast location map.svg

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! Hromada

! Type

! Center

! Raion

Lutsk

| city

| Lutsk

| Lutsk

Volodymyr

| city

| Volodymyr

| Volodymyr

Kovel

| city

| Kovel

| Kovel

Novovolynsk

| city

| Novovolynsk

| Volodymyr

Ustyluh

| city

| Ustyluh

| Volodymyr

Zymne

| village

| Zymne

| Volodymyr

Ovadne

| village

| Ovadne

| Volodymyr

Berestechko

| city

| Berestechko

| Lutsk

Horokhiv

| city

| Horokhiv

| Lutsk

Marianivka

| town

| Marianivka

| Lutsk

Ivanychi

| town

| Ivanychi

| Volodymyr

Lytovezh

| village

| Lytovezh

| Volodymyr

Pavlivka

| village

| Pavlivka

| Volodymyr

Poromiv

| village

| Poromiv

| Volodymyr

Kamin-Kashyrskyi

| city

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

Soshychne

| village

| Soshychne

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

Kivertsi

| city

| Kivertsi

| Lutsk

Olyka

| town

| Olyka

| Lutsk

Tsuman

| town

| Tsuman

| Lutsk

Holoby

| town

| Holoby

| Kovel

Lublynets

| town

| Lublynets

| Kovel

Velytsk

| village

| Velytsk

| Kovel

Dubove

| village

| Dubove

| Kovel

Kolodiazhne

| village

| Kolodiazhne

| Kovel

Povorsk

| village

| Povorsk

| Kovel

Lokachi

| town

| Lokachi

| Volodymyr

Zaturtsi

| village

| Zaturtsi

| Volodymyr

Torchyn

| town

| Torchyn

| Lutsk

Boratyn

| village

| Boratyn

| Lutsk

Horodyshche

| village

| Horodyshche

| Lutsk

Pidhaitsi

| village

| Pidhaitsi

| Lutsk

Liubeshiv

| town

| Liubeshiv

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

Liuboml

| city

| Liuboml

| Kovel

Holovne

| town

| Holovne

| Kovel

Vyshniv

| village

| Vyshniv

| Kovel

Rivne

| village

| Rivne

| Kovel

Kolky

| town

| Kolky

| Lutsk

Manevychi

| town

| Manevychi

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

Prylisne

| village

| Prylisne

| Kamin-Kashyrskyi

Zabolottia

| town

| Zabolottia

| Kovel

Ratne

| town

| Ratne

| Kovel

Velymche

| village

| Velymche

| Kovel

Zabrody

| village

| Zabrody

| Kovel

Samary

| village

| Samary

| Kovel

Rozhyshche

| city

| Rozhyshche

| Lutsk

Dorosyni

| village

| Dorosyni

| Lutsk

Kopachivka

| village

| Kopachivka

| Lutsk

Stara Vyzhivka

| town

| Stara Vyzhivka

| Kovel

Dubechne

| village

| Dubechne

| Kovel

Serekhovychi

| village

| Serekhovychi

| Kovel

Smidyn

| village

| Smidyn

| Kovel

Lukiv

| town

| Lukiv

| Kovel

Turiisk

| town

| Turiisk

| Kovel

Shatsk

| town

| Shatsk

| Kovel

Notable people

Gallery

File:Lutsk castle tower.jpg|Lutsk Castle

File:Olyka castle 1.jpg|Olyka Castle

File:Monastery in Zimnee (Ukraine).jpg|Zymne Monastery

File:Church of the Holy Trinity in Lyuboml from west side.JPG|Church of the Holy Trinity in Liuboml

File:Успенський собор 2.jpg|Dormition Monastery in Volodymyr

File:Stary czartorysk kosciol.JPG|Dominican Church in Staryi Chortoryisk

Монастир домініканів (Луцьк) P1070889.jpg|Dominican Monastery in Lutsk

Ковель - Житловий будинок -1.jpg|Former pharmacy in Kovel

File:Човен та Світязь.jpg|Lake Svitiaz

File:Стохід з висоти.jpg|Aerial view of the Stokhid River

See also

References

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