Volodymyr (city)
Volodymyr (Ukrainian: Володи́мир), previously known as Volodymyr-Volynskyi (Володи́мир-Воли́нський) from 1944 to 2021, is a small city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Volodymyr Raion and the center of Volodymyr urban hromada. It is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine and the historic centre of the region of Volhynia; it served as the capital of the Principality of Volhynia and later as one of the capital cities of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. Population: 37,910 (2022 estimate).
Volodymyr
Володимир Володимѣрь | |
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Top: Church of Sts. Joachim and Anne; Bottom: Lutheran Church and Dormition Cathedral and Bishop's Palace | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Volodymyr Location of Volodymyr Volodymyr Volodymyr (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′53″N 24°19′20″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Volodymyr Raion |
| Hromada | Volodymyr urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ihor Palyonka |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 37,910 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 44700-44709 |
| Area code | +380 3342 |
| Website | volodymyrrada |
The medieval Latin name of the town "Lodomeria" became the namesake of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, of which the town itself was not a part. Five kilometres (three miles) south from Volodymyr is Zymne, where the oldest Orthodox monastery in Volynia is located.