Dubno

Dubno - small and charming old town of Rivne region of Ukraine , the administrative center Dubensky district. Transportation hub. Pass through the city railway and two roads of European importance.

The city was first mentioned in 1100 in Ipatiev Chronicle .

From the earliest times of Dubno was part of the Volodymyr- Volhynia, and in the XIII - XIV centuries the first half - Galitsko -Volyn principality, and played an important role in the fight against the province's population with external enemies - the Polish, Hungarian and Lithuanian feudal lords , steppe and nomadic tribes.The heroism of the inhabitants of the territory of the region allowed to save Western Europe from the invasion of Mongol hordes.

a long time, Dubno was a part of Lithuania and Poland. Since 1939. is part of Ukraine .

in 1993. Resolution of the Council of Ministers of Ukraine Dubno established historical and cultural reserve .

It includes local history museum, Dubensky castle (XV- XVIIIvekov ), the palace of princes Ostrozhsky (XV-XVII centuries) , the palace of Lubomirski, XVIveka Synagogue , a few old churches , a monastery of the Carmelites of the XVII century and other historical monuments .

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