Luchesk
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Lutsk Луцьк |
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 Lutsk
Lutsk
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| Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 25°20′09″E / 50.75000°N 25.33583°ECoordinates: 50°45′00″N 25°20′09″E / 50.75000°N 25.33583°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Oblast |
 Volyn Oblast
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| Municipality | Lutsk | ||
| Founded | 1085 | ||
| City Rights | 1432 | ||
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| • Total | 42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 217,103 | ||
| • Density | 4,830/km2 (12,500/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 43000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 332 | ||
| Sister cities | Lublin | ||
| Website | www |
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Lutsk (Ukrainian: Луцьк, translit. Luts'k, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈɫut͡sʲk], Polish: Łuck, Yiddish: לוצק) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast (province) and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutsk Raion (district) within the oblast, though it is not a part of the raion. Lutsk has the status of a city of oblast significance, equivalent to that of a raion. Population: 217,103 (2015 est.)
Lutsk is an ancient Slavic town, mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle as Luchesk in the records of 1085. The etymology of the name is unclear. There are three hypotheses: either the name may have been derived from the old-Slavic word luka (an arc or bend in a river), or the name may have originated from Luka (the chieftain of the Dulebs), an ancient Slavic tribe living in this area. The name may have also been derived from Luchanii (Luchans), an ancient branch of the tribe mentioned above. Its historical name in Ukrainian is Луцьк; in Russian, Луцк; and in Polish, Łuck; in Yiddish, Loytsk.
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