Lutsk
Lutsk (Ukrainian: Луцьк, IPA: [lut͡sʲk] ⓘ; Polish: Łuck, IPA: [wutsk]; Yiddish: לוצק ,לויצק, romanized: Loytzk, Loutsk) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a population of 215,986 (2022 estimate). Historically it was a cultural and religious center in Volhynia.
Lutsk
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Lutsk Location of Lutsk Lutsk Lutsk (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 25°20′09″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Lutsk Raion |
| Hromada | Lutsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1085 |
| City Rights | 1432 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ihor Polishchuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 215,986 |
| • Density | 4,830/km2 (12,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 43000 |
| Area code | +380 332 |
| Sister cities | Lublin |
| Website | lutskrada |
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