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Rivne
Рівне Równe • Ровно | |
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Coordinates: 50°37′N 26°15′E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
Raion | Rivne Raion |
First mentioned | 1283 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Volodymyr Khomko |
Area | |
• Total | 63.00 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 247,356 |
• Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (CEST) |
Website | city-adm |
Rivne (/ˈrɪvnə/; Ukrainian: Рівне [ˈr⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ne]; Polish: Równe) is a historic city in western Ukraine and the historical region of Volhynia. It is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (province), as well as the surrounding Rivne Raion (district) within the oblast. Administratively, Rivne is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 247,356 (2017 est.)[1]
Between World War I and World War II, the city was located in Poland as a district-level (county) seat in Wolyn Voivodeship. At the start of the World War II in 1939, Rivne was occupied by the Soviet Red Army and received its current status by becoming a seat of regional government of Rivne Oblast which was created out of the eastern portion of the voivodeship. During the German occupation in 1941–44 the city was designated as a capital of the German Ukraine (Reichskommissariat Ukraine). In the spring of 1919, it also served as a provisional seat of the Ukrainian government throughout the ongoing war with the Soviet Russia.
Rivne is an important transportation hub, with the international Rivne Airport, and rail links to Zdolbuniv, Sarny and Kovel, as well as highways linking it with Brest, Kiev and Lviv. Among other leading companies there is a chemical factory of Rivne-Azot (part of Ostchem Holding).