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Rivne Oblast (translit.
Romanization of Ukrainian

The romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin alphabet. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, a variation of Cyrillic alphabet....
 Rivnens’ka oblast’; also referred to as Rivnenshchyna
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....
 - ) is an oblast
Administrative divisions of Ukraine

Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts , one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status"....
 (province) of 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....
. Its administrative center
Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
 is Rivne
Rivne

Rivne is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivnensky Raion within the oblast....
.

The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.2 million. A nuclear power plant
Rivne Nuclear Power Plant

The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Kuznetsovsk, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.It has four reactors:...
 is located in the oblast.

following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine
Seven Wonders of Ukraine

The Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July, 2007....
.

Subdivisions
The Rivne Oblast is administratively subdivided into 16 raions (district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
s) as well as 4 cities (municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Dubno
Dubno

File:Castle in Dubno Ukraine.jpgDubno is a city located on the Ikva River in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the capital city of Dubenskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast....
, Kuznetsovsk
Kuznetsovsk

Kuznetsovsk is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 38,830 . The mayor of Kuznetsovsk is V. Korovkin ....
, Ostroh
Ostroh

Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the Capital of the Ostrozkyi Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast....
, and the administrative center of the oblast, Rivne
Rivne

Rivne is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivnensky Raion within the oblast....
.

Nomenclature
Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (translit.
Romanization of Ukrainian

The romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin alphabet. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, a variation of Cyrillic alphabet....
 oblasnyi tsentr).






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Rivne Oblast (translit.
Romanization of Ukrainian

The romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin alphabet. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, a variation of Cyrillic alphabet....
 Rivnens’ka oblast’; also referred to as Rivnenshchyna
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....
 - ) is an oblast
Administrative divisions of Ukraine

Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts , one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status"....
 (province) of 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....
. Its administrative center
Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
 is Rivne
Rivne

Rivne is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivnensky Raion within the oblast....
.

The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.2 million. A nuclear power plant
Rivne Nuclear Power Plant

The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Kuznetsovsk, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.It has four reactors:...
 is located in the oblast.

Points of Interest

The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine
Seven Wonders of Ukraine

The Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July, 2007....
.
  • 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....
  • Troitsk monastery (Korec)
  • Dubno Castle
    Dubno Castle

    File:Castle in Dubno Ukraine.jpgThe Dubno Castle was founded in 1492 by Prince Konstantin Ostrogski on a promontory overlooking the Ikva River not far from the ancient Kievan Rusn fort of Dubno, Volhynia....


Geography


History


The Rivne Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939.

Subdivisions


The Rivne Oblast is administratively subdivided into 16 raions (district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
s) as well as 4 cities (municipalities
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Dubno
Dubno

File:Castle in Dubno Ukraine.jpgDubno is a city located on the Ikva River in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the capital city of Dubenskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast....
, Kuznetsovsk
Kuznetsovsk

Kuznetsovsk is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. Population is 38,830 . The mayor of Kuznetsovsk is V. Korovkin ....
, Ostroh
Ostroh

Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. Ostroh is the Capital of the Ostrozkyi Raion and is itself designated as a special administrative subordination within the oblast....
, and the administrative center of the oblast, Rivne
Rivne

Rivne is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivnensky Raion within the oblast....
.

Nomenclature


Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (translit.
Romanization of Ukrainian

The romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin alphabet. Ukrainian is natively written in its own Ukrainian alphabet, a variation of Cyrillic alphabet....
 oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative
Relative

Relative can refer to:*Kinship, the principle binding the most basic social units society. If two people are connected by circumstances of birth, they are said to be relatives...
 adjective
Adjective

In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntax role is to grammatical modifier a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition....
, formed by adding a feminine suffix
Suffix

In grammar, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the grammatical conjugation of verbs....
 to the name of respective center city: Rivne is the center of the Rivnens’ka oblast’ (Rivne Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Rivne Oblast, Rivnenshchyna.

See also

  • Subdivisions of Ukraine