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Novovolynsk

Coordinates: 50°44′N 24°10′E / 50.733°N 24.167°E / 50.733; 24.167
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Novovolynsk
Нововолинськ
City
Novovolynsk from above
Novovolynsk from above
Flag of Novovolynsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Novovolynsk
Coat of arms
Novovolynsk is located in Volyn Oblast
Novovolynsk
Novovolynsk
Novovolynsk is located in Ukraine
Novovolynsk
Novovolynsk
Coordinates: 50°44′00″N 24°10′00″E / 50.73333°N 24.16667°E / 50.73333; 24.16667
Country Ukraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionVolodymyr Raion
HromadaNovovolynsk urban hromada
Founded1951
City status1957
Government
 • MayorBorys Karpus
Area
 • Total
17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Increase49,772
Postal code
45400
Area code+380-3344
Websitenov-rada.gov.ua

Novovolynsk (Ukrainian: Нововолинськ, IPA: [nowowoˈlɪnsʲk] ⓘ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Novovolynsk, together with the rural settlement of Blahodatne and six villages, is incorporated into Novovolynsk urban hromada. Population: 49,772 (2022 estimate).[1]

Located within the Lviv-Volyn coal basin until recently, Novovolynsk was a major coal mining center of the region. The city has a few factories: a ferroconcrete plant, brickworks, a plant for mining equipment maintenance, a meatpacking and bread factory, and a woodworking plant.

History

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Novovolynsk was built in 1950 as a mining town in the USSR. It obtained city status in 1957. The word "Novovolynsk" is a morphological blend, meaning "a new town in the Volyn Oblast".

There is a monument to a Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko in Novovolynsk.

Geography

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Novovolynsk is situated in the southwest of Volyn Oblast in the far north-west of Ukraine. The city area is about 17 square kilometers. The state border to Poland runs 15  km to the West from the city; 92  km to the North from Novovolynsk there is the state border to Belarus.

The city is well-situated. The distance to the national highway H22 Ustyluh – Lutsk – Rivne is only 18  km. The distance to the international highway E373 (coincides with national M07) Warsaw – Lublin – Kovel – Sarny – Korosten – Kyiv is only 76 km.

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Novovolynsk is twinned with:[2]

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  • Central square
    Central square
  • Stadium
    Stadium
  • Old clay quarry
    Old clay quarry

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Міжнародне співробітництво" (in Ukrainian). Novovolynsk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

Sources

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