Volodymyrets
Volodymyrets is a rural settlement in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. The town was also formerly he administrative center of Volodymyrets Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings until the raion's abolition, but is now administered within Varash Raion. Its population is 8,699 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population:
The settlement is located at the confluence of the Styr and Horyn rivers.
History
Volodymyrets was first founded in ancient Kievan Rus' times, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Volodymyrets became a rural settlement.Notable people
- Max Kidruk — Ukrainian writer.
- Lesia Tsurenko — Ukrainian tennis player.