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Ostroh
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Ostroh ( , ) is a city in Rivne Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated on the Horyn River. Ostroh was the administrative center of Ostroh Raion until 2020, but as a city of oblast significance did not belong to the raion. Currently the city is the centre of Ostroh urban hromada. Population:
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ostroh
- Settlement.native_name
- Острог
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- uk
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Ostroh.PNG
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Ostroh.PNG
- Settlement.shield_size
- 80px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ukraine Rivne Oblast#Ukraine
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rivne Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Raion
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rivne Raion
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Yuri Yahodka
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1100
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Острог
- Population
- 15642
- Area
- 10.90
- Elevation
- 195
- Official website
- ostroh-rada.gov.ua
- Image
- Острог .Костел Успіння Діви Марії.Фасад.jpg
- Dialing code
- 3654
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- Commons category
- Ostroh
- native label
- Острог
- time of earliest written record
- 1100-00-00
- postal code
- 35800–35807
- inception
- 1100-00-00
- P8168
- August Rei
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- Medieval times to the Polish partitions
- The Russian Empire through World War II
- Modern times
- Notable residents
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Ostroh ( , ) is a city in Rivne Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated on the Horyn River. Ostroh was the administrative center of Ostroh Raion until 2020, but as a city of oblast significance did not belong to the raion. Currently the city is the centre of Ostroh urban hromada. Population:
The Ostroh Academy was established here in 1576, the first higher educational institution in modern Ukraine. Furthermore, in the 16th century, the first East Slavic books, notably the Ostrog Bible, were printed there.
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