Lytovezh
Литовеж
Settlement
Lytovezh
A church from 1791
A church from 1791
Flag of Lytovezh
Flag
Coat of arms of Lytovezh
Coat of arms
Lytovezh is located in Volyn Oblast
Lytovezh
Lytovezh
Location of Lytovezh within Ukraine
Lytovezh is located in Ukraine
Lytovezh
Lytovezh
Lytovezh (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°39′5″N 24°11′17″E / 50.65139°N 24.18806°E / 50.65139; 24.18806
Country Ukraine
Oblast Volyn Oblast
RaionVolodymyr Raion
BasedSometime during the 15th century
Government
 • Village HeadIvanchuk Ivan Ivanovych
Area
 • Total4.267 km2 (1.647 sq mi)
Elevation
187 m (614 ft)
Population
 • Total1,507
 • Density353.2/km2 (915/sq mi)
Zip
45325
Area code+380 3372

Lytovezh (Ukrainian: Литовеж) is a settlement in the Volodymyr Raion of the Volyn Oblast in Ukraine. The population is 1507 people. It is the centre of the Lytovezh silska hromada.

Geography

After the de-establishment and dissolution of Ivanychiv Raion on July 19, 2020, the village became part of Volodymyr-Volynskyi Raion.[1] The elevation in meters is 187 meters above sea level.[2] The village is located on the oriental bank of the Bug river, also near its border with the Lviv Oblast. The settlement is located 5 km from Blahodatne, 12 km from Ivanychi and 10 km from Novovolynsk.

History

In the XIV century. Lithuanian princes built a castle with powerful earthen fortifications and watchtowers. The first mention of the Lytovezh in historical documents is from the fifteenth century. In 1501, the granted Magdeburg rights were confirmed by the Polish king Sigismund I the Old.[3][4]

In 1906 the village of Hrybovytsky volost of Volodymyr-Volyn raion of Volyn governorate. The distance from the county town is 27 versts, from the parish 7. Yards 285, inhabitants 1710.[5]

Near the village there are the ancient remnants of what remains of the former villages and forts of: doba eneolita (4-3 millennium BC) and rannaya zaliza (late 2 thousand - early 1 thousand BC).[6]

Population

According to the 1989 Ukrainian SSR census, the population of the village was 1607, of which 724 were men and 883 were women.[7]

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 1506 people.[7]

Language

Distribution of the population by mother tongue according to the 2001 census:

Language Percentage (%)
Ukrainian 99%
Russian 0.66%
Belarusian 0.27%

References

  1. ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ↑ "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Литовеж (Волинська область, Іваничівський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. ↑ Lutsk Archives
  4. ↑ Wikipedia UA Source
  5. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2017-12-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  6. ↑ "Prehistoric Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2021-07-15.
  7. 1 2 Перепис населення at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-07-31)
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