Volovets

Volovets (Ukrainian: Воловець, Hungarian: Volóc, Russian: Воловец) is an urban-type settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[2] Volovets is also the administrative center of Volovets Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 5,178 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 5,077 (2020 est.)[3] .

Volovets

Воловець
Urban-type settlement
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Volovets
Volovets
Coordinates: 48°42′40″N 23°11′18″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion Volovets Raion
Established1433
Town status1957
Government
 • Town HeadMykhailo Yaremchuk
Elevation479 m (1,572 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 5,077
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
89100
Area code+380 3136
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Names

There are several alternative names used for this settlement: Hungarian: Volóc, German: Wolowez, Slovak: Volovec, Russian: Воловец.

Sites

From the 1850s, when Volovets was part of Austria-Hungary, the town had a ski ramp. The ramp was used by Emperor Franz Joseph I when he and his family came to visit in 1862.[4]

Sister cities

References
  1. "Volovets (Zakarpattia Oblast, Volovets Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. "Volovets, Zakarpattia Oblast, Volovets Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. "Volovets". Mandrivka Ukrainoyu (in Ukrainian). travelua.com.ua. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. "Herzlich willkommen". Volovec-BadEndorf.de (in German). Retrieved 26 December 2012.


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