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Ostroh (; , ; ) is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast

Rivne Oblast is an administrative divisions of Ukraine of Ukraine. Its Capital city is Rivne.The area of the region is 20,100 km?; its population is 1.2 million....
 (province
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
) of western Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
, located on the Horyn River
Horyn River

The Horyn or Haryn is a river, a tributary of the Pripyat River, which flows through Ukraine and Belarus. It has a length of 659 km, a drainage basin of 22,700 km?, a maximum width of 80 m, and a maximum depth of 16 meters....
. Ostroh is the administrative center of the Ostrozkyi Raion (district
Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is of French origin, describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"....
) and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast. The current estimated population is around 14,801 (as of 2001).

Hypatian Codex
Hypatian Codex

The Hypatian Codex is a compendium of three chronicles: the Primary Chronicle, Kiev Chronicle, and Galician-Volhynian Chronicle. It is the most important source of historical data for southern Rus'....
 first mentions Ostroh in 1100, as a fortress of the Volhynia
Volhynia

File:Luchesk.JPGVolhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat River and Western Bug, to the north of Galicia and Podolia....
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Ostroh (; , ; ) is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast

Rivne Oblast is an administrative divisions of Ukraine of Ukraine. Its Capital city is Rivne.The area of the region is 20,100 km?; its population is 1.2 million....
 (province
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
) of western Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
, located on the Horyn River
Horyn River

The Horyn or Haryn is a river, a tributary of the Pripyat River, which flows through Ukraine and Belarus. It has a length of 659 km, a drainage basin of 22,700 km?, a maximum width of 80 m, and a maximum depth of 16 meters....
. Ostroh is the administrative center of the Ostrozkyi Raion (district
Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of some post-Soviet states. The term, which is of French origin, describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district"....
) and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast. The current estimated population is around 14,801 (as of 2001).

History

Mezhirich
The Hypatian Codex
Hypatian Codex

The Hypatian Codex is a compendium of three chronicles: the Primary Chronicle, Kiev Chronicle, and Galician-Volhynian Chronicle. It is the most important source of historical data for southern Rus'....
 first mentions Ostroh in 1100, as a fortress of the Volhynia
Volhynia

File:Luchesk.JPGVolhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat River and Western Bug, to the north of Galicia and Podolia....
n princes. Since the 14th century, it was the seat of the powerful Ostrogski
Ostrogski

Ostrogski was one of the greatest Ruthenian princely families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.They were most likely of Rurikid stock and descended from Sviatopolk II of Kiev....
 princely family, who developed their town into a great centre of learning and commerce. Upon the family's extinction in the 17th century, Ostroh passed to the princes Lubomirski
Lubomirski

Lubomirski is the surname of a Polish szlachta family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Lubomirska is the form for a female family member....
. In the 16th century, first East Slavic books, notably the Ostrog Bible
Ostrog Bible

The Ostrog Bible was one of the earliest Slavic translations of the Bible and the first complete printed edition of the Bible in Old Church Slavonic, published in Ostroh, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, by the Muscovy printer Ivan Fyodorov in 1581 with the assistance of the Ukrainian Prince Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski....
, were printed there. The town formerly had a sizable Jewish community, whose rabbi
Rabbi

Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?....
s included Kalonymus Haberkasten
Kalonymus Haberkasten

Rabbi Kalonymus Haberkasten was a Talmudist in sixteenth century Poland. He is well known as the rosh yeshiva of many great rabbis including Rabbi Solomon Luria; his daughter Lipka married Luria....
, Samuel Edels, and Solomon Luria
Solomon Luria

Solomon Luria was one of the great Ashkenazic posek and teachers of his time. He is known for his work of Halakha, Yam Shel Shlomo, and his Talmudic commentary Chochmat Shlomo....
.

Landmarks include the Ostroh Castle
Ostroh Castle

The Ostroh Castle is a castle in the city of Ostroh, located in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. The city of Ostroh was first mentioned in the 1100s....
 on the Red Hill, with the Epiphany church (built in the fifteenth century) and several towers. To the north-west from the castle stand two sixteenth-century towers. The suburb of Mejirichi (or Miedzyrzec) contains the Trinity abbey, with a fifteenth-century cathedral and other old structures.

The Ostroh Academy
Ostroh Academy

Ostroh Academy was founded in 1576 by Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. It was the first university-like school in Eastern Europe.It was recreated in 1994 in Ukraine....
 was established in Ostroh in 1576 as the first higher educational institution in Ukraine.

See also

  • Ostrogski family
    Ostrogski

    Ostrogski was one of the greatest Ruthenian princely families of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.They were most likely of Rurikid stock and descended from Sviatopolk II of Kiev....
  • Ivan Fyodorov (printer)
    Ivan Fyodorov (printer)

    Ivan Fyodorov , was one of the fathers of Russian printing. He was also a master cannon maker and the inventor of a Barrel Mortar .In 1532 he graduated from Jagiellonian University with bachelor degree....
  • Ostroh Castle
    Ostroh Castle

    The Ostroh Castle is a castle in the city of Ostroh, located in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. The city of Ostroh was first mentioned in the 1100s....
  • Ostroh Academy
    Ostroh Academy

    Ostroh Academy was founded in 1576 by Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. It was the first university-like school in Eastern Europe.It was recreated in 1994 in Ukraine....


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File:Ostroh cathedral 2.jpg|Entrance to the Orthodox cathedral complex. File:Ostroh cathedral 1.jpg|Epiphany Cathedral (ca. 1521, restored 1887-91) File:Ostroh Tatar Tower.jpg|Tatar Gate Tower (ca. 1500) File:Ostroh tower 2.jpg|Lutsk Gate Tower (ca. 1500) File:Ostroh monastery 1.jpg|Trinity Church of Mezhyrich Monastery (15th century)