Volyn Oblast

Volyn Oblast (Ukrainian: Воли́нська о́бласть, romanized: Volýnsʹka óblastʹ) or simply Volyn (Ukrainian: Воли́нь, romanized: Volýnʹ) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. It borders Rivne Oblast to the east, Lviv Oblast to the south, Poland to the west and Belarus to the north. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine on the rail line running from Kyiv to Warsaw. The population is 1,021,356 (2022 estimate).^[4]

History

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Volyn was once part of the

Many Ukrainians rejoiced at the "reunification", but the Polish minority suffered a cruel fate. Thousands of Poles, especially retired Polish officers and intelligentsia were deported to Siberia and other areas in the depths of the Soviet Union. A high proportion of these deportees died in the extreme conditions of Soviet labour camps and most were never able to return to Volyn again.

In 1941 Volyn along with the Soviet Union was invaded by the

In January 1944 the Red Army recaptured the territory from the Nazis.

In the immediate aftermath of World War II the Polish-Soviet border was redrawn based on the

The following historical-cultural sites were nominated in 2007 for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.^{[citation needed]}

• Upper Castle
• Volodymyr historical-cultural complex
• Villa-museum of Lesia Ukrainka

Relics

• Painting of the Holm's Virgin Mary

Politics

Former Chairmen of Oblast Council

• 2006 – Vasyl Dmytruk
  Lytvyn's Bloc
• 2006 – Anatoliy Hrytsiuk

Subdivisions

The Volyn Oblast is administratively subdivided into 4 raions (districts).

Demography

Age structure

0–14 years: 19.0% (male 101,739/female 95,332)

15–64 years: 68.2% (male 344,359/female 363,116)

65 years and over: 12.8% (male 42,221/female 90,463) (2013 official)

Median age

total: 35.7 years

male: 33.2 years

female: 38.3 years (2013 official)

Notable people

• Oleh Skvira (born 2000), Ukrainian professional football player
• Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi (born 1953), Ukrainian football manager and former player.

Gallery

• 
  Lutsk castle tower
• 
  Castle (Olyka)
• 
  Stauropygny women's monastery
• 
  Church of the Holy Trinity in Lyuboml

See also

• List of villages in Volyn Oblast

References