Novovolynsk
City in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
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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]
Novovolynsk
Нововолинськ | |
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Novovolynsk from above | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Novovolynsk  Novovolynsk | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′00″N 24°10′00″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Volodymyr Raion |
| Hromada | Novovolynsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1951 |
| City status | 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Borys Karpus |
| Area | |
• Total | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total |  49,772 |
| Postal code | 45400 |
| Area code | +380-3344 |
| Website | nov-rada |
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
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
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
- Artem Fedetskyi (born 1985), footballer
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
Central square
Stadium
Old clay quarry
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