Varash
Varash
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Area code | +380 3636 |
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Varash (Ukrainian: Вараш), previously known as Kuznetsovsk (Кузнецовськ) from 1977 to 2016, is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Varash urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine and Varash Raion, one of the raions of Ukraine. Population: 41,711 (2022 estimate).[1]
The mayor of Varash is Oleksandr Menzul.
History
The first written mention of Varash is dated back to 1577.
On 19 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted a decision to rename Kuznetsovsk to Varash and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3]
Geography
Varash is located in the
Education
There are 12 kindergartens, 6 secondary schools, a high school, a music school, college, and a branch of the Kyiv Institute of Management in the city.[citation needed]
Press
Three newspapers are published in Varash. In addition, a television station and a radio company are operated here.[citation needed]
Architecture
As Varash is a relatively young city, it has a typical building style from the Soviet period. Today, the city continues to grow and expand.
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Independence Square
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A residential building
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Palace of Culture
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Monument to people affected by the Chernobyl disaster
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Hotel "Varash"
Religion
There are a few churches and a cathedral. The architectural symbol of the city is the Savior-Transfiguration (Sviato-Preobrazhenskyi) Cathedral.
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Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Ziemie ruskie. Wołyń i Podole".
- ^ "Рада перейменувала Дніпродзержинськ на Кам'янське" (in Ukrainian). Українські Національні Новини. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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External links
- varash.rv.gov.ua Archived 2018-12-31 at the Wayback Machine - Varash City Council