Ostrozhets
Rural locality in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine
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Ostrozhets (Ukrainian: Острожець) is a village in the Ostrozhets rural hromada of the Dubno Raion of Rivne Oblast in Ukraine.[1]
Ostrozhets
Острожець | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Ostrozhets Location in Rivne Oblast  Ostrozhets Ostrozhets (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′18″N 25°33′10″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
| Raion | Dubno Raion |
| Hromada | Ostrozhets rural hromada |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35113 |
History
The first written mention of the village was in 1528.[2]
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Mlyniv Raion, the village became part of the Dubno Raion.[3]
Notable residents
- Ivan Muliarchuk (1930–2020), Ukrainian sculptor
- Volodymyr Koziavkin (1947–2022), Ukrainian physician and scientist who earned the title of Hero of Ukraine
- Ihor Yeremeiev (1968–2015), Ukrainian politician
