Novovolynsk

Novovolynsk (Ukrainian: Нововолинськ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. Novovolynsk, together with the urban-type settlement of Blahodatne (until 2016 Zhovtneve), is incorporated as Novovolynsk Municipality. Population: 49,772 (2022 estimate).[1]

Novovolynsk
Нововолинськ
City of regional significance
Flag of Novovolynsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Novovolynsk
Coat of arms
Novovolynsk is located in Volyn Oblast
Novovolynsk
Novovolynsk
Novovolynsk is located in Ukraine
Novovolynsk
Novovolynsk
Coordinates: 50°44′00″N 24°10′00″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Volyn Oblast
RaionVolodymyr Raion
Founded1951
City status1957
Government
 • MayorBorys Karpus
Area
 • Total17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total49,772
Postal code
45400
Area code+380-3344
Websitehttp://nvip.com.ua/

http://forum.novovolynsk.com.ua/

http://newvol.com.ua/

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 famous Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko in Novovolynsk. Prominent civil society activist Anna Garmash is also from Novovolynsk, as well as footballer Artem Fedetskyi.

The town is twinned with Hartlepool, England and Echirolles, France.

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 Ustylug – 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.

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.

Sources
Old clay quarry

50°44′N 24°10′E

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