Volyn Oblast

Also known as Volyn', Wolyn', Volyn, Ukraine, Volyn Province, Volyn Region

oblast (region) of Ukraine

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Volyn Oblast is a region located in northwestern Ukraine, near the borders with Poland and Belarus. It matters as an important part of Ukraine's geography and administration, with historical significance in the broader Eastern European landscape.

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Vinony's link graph records 666 inbound references to Volyn Oblast, and connects out to Volodymyr, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and administrative territorial entity of Ukraine.

The entry is geolocated on the map.

It is catalogued under topics including 1939 establishments in Ukraine, Oblasts of Ukraine and States and territories established in 1939.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: oblast of Ukraine
Official name: Волинська область
Country: Second Polish Republic
Located in: Ukraine
Contains: Kovel Raion
Capital: Lutsk
Official language: Ukrainian
Population: 1021356
Area: 20143
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Head of government: Yurii Pohuliaiko
Shares border with: Lublin Voivodeship
Official website: voladm.gov.ua
Dialing code: 33
Licence plate code: KC
Flag: flag of Volyn Oblast
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Volyn Oblast

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P6482: Volyn Oblast
Commons category: Volyn Oblast
topic's main category: Category:Volyn Oblast
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Volyn Oblast
category for people born here: Category:Births in Volyn Oblast
category of associated people: Category:People from Volyn Oblast
native label: Волинська область
inception: 1939-12-04
replaces: Volhynian Governorate
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +380-332-77-82-17
topic has template: Template:Volyn Oblast
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Encyclopedic overview

Volyn Oblast (Ukrainian: Волинська область, romanized: Volynska oblast) or simply Volyn (Ukrainian: Волинь), 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).

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Volyn Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.