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Modern times. According to the 1897 census, Volodymyr had 9,883 inhabitants, including 5,869 Jews (60 percent). A Talmud Torah school was opened towards the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, a yeshiva and the Russian state school for Jews were established.
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The city was named Volodymyr, after Prince Volodymyr the Great (born in the village of Budiatychi, about 20 km from Volodymyr-Volynsky), and later also abbreviated Lodymyr. From 1911 it was called Volodymyr-Volynsk, to distinguish it from Vladimir-na-Kliazmein Russia. In 1944 the name was officially modernized as Volodymyr-Volynskyi. On October 1, ...
The city is one of the oldest towns in Ukraine and historical Ruthenia (or Rus). It was originally a stronghold founded by Volodymyr the Great on the lands taken from the Polish Lendians around 981. In 988 the city became the capital of Volodymyr Principality and the seat of an Orthodox bishopric, as mentioned in the Primary Chronicle. In 1160 the ...
The oldest place of worship in the town was the Temple of Volodymyr, erected several kilometres from the modern town's centre and first mentioned in a chronicle (latopis) of 1044. The oldest existing church is the Dormition of the Mother of God built by Mstyslav Izyaslavovych in 1160. By the late 18th century it fell into disuse and finally collaps...
There also exists Volodymyr-Volynsky Historical Museum, an architectural monument of the 19th century.
Twin towns - Sister cities
Volodymyr-Volynsky is twinnedwith: 1. Hrubieszów, Poland 2. Kętrzyn, Poland 3. Łęczyca, Poland 4. Zwickau, Germany
Greek-Catholic Church (formerly Lutheran)Nicolas churchSoborna streetA building on Kovelska streetJosaphat Kuntsevych – archeparch (archbishop) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, also a martyr and saint of the Catholic ChurchAmtylochius – bishop and saint of Eastern Orthodox ChurchIpatii Potii – bishop, writer, and humanist, also co-founder and supporter of the Union of BrestWacław Hipsz – protonotary apostolic of the Catholic Churchand the Prefect of Secondary Education in Volodymyr-Volynsky until 1939«Jewish Volodymyr. The History and Tragedy of Jewish Community of Volodymyr-Volyns’kyi» by Volodymyr Muzychenko, Lutsk, 2011. 256 p. (in Ukrainian) Володимир Музиченко. “Володимир єврейський. Істор...
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The Volodymyr-Volynsky Historical Museum owns one of the oldest collections of Volynian antiquities. The community of Volodymyr-Volynskyi established the museum collection in order to preserve the history of the region and to promote scientific research.
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Volodymyr-Volynskyi is a center of the homonymous district in Volyn Region, located in its south-western part, at the North-Western border of the Volyn highland, on the Luga right bank. Its total area makes up 16.05 square kilometers. Read more.
The History Museum of Volodymyr-Volynskyi’s collection emphasizes the history of the region, from the ancient times up to the 20th century. It includes archaeological finds, numismatic and ethnographic collections, objects of arts and crafts, icons, written documents, blackletter books and photographic materials.
Volodymyr-Volynsky - Cultural Heritage Card. Volodymyr-Volynskyi is a center of the homonymous district in Volyn Region, located in its south-western part, at the North-Western border of the Volyn highland, on the Luga right bank. Its total area makes up 16.05 square kilometers.
This is a list of national landmarks of cultural heritage in Volyn Oblast. According to the 2009 Cabinet of Ukraine statement there are a total of 23 landmarks of national significance.
