Zdolbuniv

Zdolbuniv (, ; ) city in the Rivne Raion of Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It has an important railway station and cement plant (there is a deposit of chalk). Population:

==History== thumb|left|Czech school in 1917 The town was mentioned in 1497 in the deed, in which the Lithuanian Grand Duke and future King of Poland Alexander Jagiellon committed several villages to Prince Konstanty Ostrogski. Among the villages mentioned in the deed was Dolbunov. The town has had its present name of Zdolbuniv since 1629. In 1569, following the Union of Lublin, Zdolbuniv became part of the Kingdom of Poland, where it remained for over 200 years, until the Partitions of Poland. In 1793, it was annexed by the Russian Empire, and in the interbellum period, it again belonged to Poland. It was a powiat (country) centre in Wołyń Voivodeship during this period. Zdołbunów, as it was then known, was an important rail hub, located near the Polish-Soviet border. According to the 1921 census, the town had a mixed population, 40.0% Polish, 31.3% Ukrainian, 10.0% Jewish, 9,0% Russian, 8.9% Czech.