Volodymyr-Volynsky
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Volodymyr-Volynsky Володимир-Волинський Włodzimierz Wołyński |
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Dormition Cathedral in Volodymyr-Volynskyi
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 Volodymyr-Volynsky
Volodymyr-Volynsky
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| Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 24°19′20″E / 50.84806°N 24.32222°ECoordinates: 50°50′53″N 24°19′20″E / 50.84806°N 24.32222°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Region | Volyn Oblast | ||
| First mentioned | 988 | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Peter Shanyk | ||
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 39,074 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 44700-44709 | ||
| Area code | +380 3342 | ||
| Website | http://www.volodymyrrada.gov.ua/ | ||
Volodymyr-Volynsky (Ukrainian: Володимир-Волинський, Polish: Włodzimierz Wołyński, Russian: Влади́мир-Волы́нский, Yiddish: לודמיר, Latin: Lodomeria) is a small city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Volodymyr-Volynskyi Raion, the city itself is also designated as a separate municipality within the oblast as the city of regional significance. The city is the historic centre of the region of Volhynia and the historic capital of the Principality of Volhynia. Population: 39,074 (2015 est.)
The mediaeval Latin name of the town became the namesake of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, of which the town itself was not a part. 5 kilometres (3 miles) south from Volodymyr is Zymne, where the oldest Orthodox Monastery in Volynia is located.
The city is one of the oldest towns in Ruthenia. It took its name after Prince Volodymyr the Great (born in the Budyatychi, Ukrainian: Будятичі, near contemporary Volodymyr-Volynsky), who founded a stronghold on the lands taken from the Polish Lendians around 981. In 988 the city became the capital of Volodymyr Principality and the seat of an Orthodox bishopric, as mentioned in the Primary Chronicle.
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