Volovets
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Volovets Воловець |
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View of Volovets
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| Coordinates: 48°42′40″N 23°11′18″E / 48.71111°N 23.18833°ECoordinates: 48°42′40″N 23°11′18″E / 48.71111°N 23.18833°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Province |
 Zakarpattia Oblast
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| District |
 Volovets Raion
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| Established | 1433 | ||
| Town status | 1957 | ||
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| • Town Head | Mykhailo Yaremchuk | ||
| Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total |
 5,175 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 89100 | ||
| Area code | +380 3136 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Volovets (Ukrainian: Воловець, Hungarian: Volóc, Russian: Воловец) is an urban-type settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Volovets is also the administrative center of Volovets Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 5,178 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 5,175 (2016 est.).
There are several alternative names used for this settlement: Hungarian: Volóc, German: Wolowez, Slovak: Volovec, Russian: Воловец.
From the 1850s, when Volovets was part of Austria-Hungary, the town had a ski ramp. The ramp was used by Emperor Franz Joseph I when he and his family came to visit in 1862.
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