Lytovezh, Volyn Oblast
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Lytovezh
Литовеж | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
| Lytovezh | |
.jpg) A church from 1791 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lytovezh Location of Lytovezh within Ukraine  Lytovezh Lytovezh (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′5″N 24°11′17″E / 50.65139°N 24.18806°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Volodymyr Raion |
| Hromada | Lytovezh rural hromada |
| Based | Sometime during the 15th century |
| Government | |
| • Village Head | Ivanchuk Ivan Ivanovych |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.267 km2 (1.647 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,507 |
| • Density | 353.2/km2 (915/sq mi) |
| Zip | 45325 |
| Area code | +380 3372 |
Lytovezh (Ukrainian: Литовеж) is a village in the Volodymyr Raion of the Volyn Oblast in Ukraine. The population is 1507 people. It is the centre of the Lytovezh rural hromada.
After the de-establishment and dissolution of Ivanychiv Raion on July 19, 2020, the village became part of Volodymyr Raion.[1] The elevation in meters is 187 meters above sea level.[2] The village is located on the oriental bank of the Bug River, also near itsborder with the Lviv Oblast. The settlement is located 5 km from Blahodatne, 12 km from Ivanychi and 10 km from Novovolynsk.
History
In the XIV century. Lithuanian princes built a castle with powerful earthen fortifications and watchtowers. The first mention of the Lytovezh in historical documents is from the fifteenth century. In 1501, the granted Magdeburg rights were confirmed by the Polish king Sigismund I the Old.[3][4]
In 1906 the village of Hrybovytsky volost of Volodymyr-Volyn raion of Volhynia governorate. The distance from the county town is 27 versts, from the parish 7. Yards 285, inhabitants 1710.[5]
Near the village there are the ancient remnants of what remains of the former villages and forts of: doba eneolita (4-3 millennium BC) and rannaya zaliza (late 2 thousand - early 1 thousand BC).[6]