Lutsk Ukraine city

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• overview
• history
• economy
• main attractions

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Lutsk Ukraine city overview

Lutsk Ukraine city coat of arms

Lutsk is a city and center of Volyn region (oblast), Ukraine, on a defensive site at a bend in the Styr River.

Lutsk Ukraine city map location

Lutsk Ukraine city population - 206,000 (2007).
Lutsk Ukraine city land area - 42 sq. km.
Lutsk Ukraine city phone code - +380-332.
Lutsk Ukraine city postal code - 43000.

Lutsk Ukraine city views

Lutsk Ukraine city history

Lutsk is an old city, probably founded about AD 1000 by Prince Vladimir of Kiev.

Lutsk Ukraine city architecture

Lutsk then became a part of the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia and until the late 18th century was in Lithuanian Poland, when it fell into Russian hands. Lutsk city belonged to Poland again in 1919-1939.

Lutsk Ukraine city World War II memorial

Lutsk Ukraine city central street at night

Lutsk Ukraine city university

Lutsk Ukraine city economy

Today Lutsk city is an industrial center specializing in scientific instruments, food and other light industries. Trucks are manufactured, and in automobile plant was constructed in the late 1970s in Lutsk city of Ukraine to build a Volynyanka, a multi-purpose vehicle for rural use.

Lutsk Ukraine city streets

Lutsk Ukraine city main attractions

The older part of Lutsk city contains the 14th-century Lyubart Castle and much old architecture.

Lutsk Ukraine city castle

Three monasteries date from the 16th to the 18th century are here in Lutsk Ukraine. A teacher-training institute and a medical school are also located in Lutsk city.

Lutsk Ukraine city "old city" architecture

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