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Novovolynsk

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Novovolynsk
Нововолинськ
Novovolynsk from above
Novovolynsk from above
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CountryFile:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionVolodymyr Raion
HromadaNovovolynsk urban hromada
Founded1951
City status1957
Government
 • MayorBorys Karpus
Area
 • Total
17 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Increase49,772
Postal code
45400
Area code+380-3344
Websitenov-rada.gov.ua

Novovolynsk (Ukrainian: Нововолинськ, IPA: [nowowoˈlɪnsʲk] Audio file "Uk-Нововолинськ.ogg" not found) 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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References

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Sources

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