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Liublynets

Coordinates: 51°11′00″N 24°37′13″E / 51.18333°N 24.62028°E / 51.18333; 24.62028
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Liublynets
Люблинець
Flag of Liublynets
Coat of arms of Liublynets
Liublynets is located in Volyn Oblast
Liublynets
Liublynets
Location in Volyn Oblast
Liublynets is located in Ukraine
Liublynets
Liublynets
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°11′00″N 24°37′13″E / 51.18333°N 24.62028°E / 51.18333; 24.62028
CountryUkraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
HromadaLiublynets settlement hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
4,429
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Liublynets (Ukrainian: Люблинець; Polish: Lubliniec) is a rural settlement in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is essentially a suburb of the city of Kovel and is located approximately five kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the city. Population: 4,429 (2022 estimate).[1]

History

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The name of the village comes from the road that passed near it and led to Lublin. Since January 26, 2024, the urban-type settlement of Lubliniec has acquired the status of a village.[2]

Until 26 January 2024, Liublynets was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Liublynets became a rural settlement.[3] As of 01.01.2025, there are 1377 households in the village.[4]

Geography

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The village of Lublinets is located southwest of the outskirts of the city of Kovel. [5]The village is located in Volyn Polisya, on the Polesian Lowland, in a zone of mixed forests. The distance to the district center (Kovel) by road is 11 km, and by rail - 11 km.[4] The village is located on the left bank of the Turia River.[5]

Symbolism on the coat of arms

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The silver field of the coat of arms means the chalk deposits in the village, and the four blue swords with the tips down - 4 Lublin armorial knights who owned lands in the village. In the center of the coat of arms between the two middle swords - a horseshoe, which symbolizes happiness and administrative affiliation to the Kovel district. The author of the coat of arms and flag - Andriy Hrechylo.[2]

Economy

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Transportation

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Liublynets-Volynskyi railway station is on the railway connecting Lviv via Volodymyr with Kovel. There is infrequent passenger traffic.[5]

The settlement is connected by road with Kovel and Volodymyr. In Kovel, it has access to Highway M07 connecting Kyiv via Korosten with Kovel, as well as to Highway M19 connecting Chernivtsi via Ternopil and Lutsk with Kovel.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Історична довідка Сайт Люблинецької громади. Retrieved 2025-06-30
  3. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 2024-01-01.
  4. ^ a b Паспорт Люблинецької селищної громади Retrieved 2025-06-30
  5. ^ a b c "Люблинець". maps.visicom.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  6. ^ Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення» Retrieved 2025-06-30