Rovenskaya oblast

Rivne region - a small border area in the north- western Ukraine , which borders with the Republic of Belarus. Founded in 1939.

At the beginning of X century Volyn land is part of the Vladimir principality of Kievan Rus.

In the XIV century it invaded Lithuania, after the Union of Lublin in 1569 passed into the possession of Poland.

After the war, 1793the eastern part of Volyn was annexed to Russia - came in the Volyn province.

C 1921po 1939 was part of Poland. The area was part of the former Volyn province of Poland until 1939 , after joining the Western Ukraine to the USSR in 1939, was created with the center of Rivne region Rivne .

This is defining the Rovno NPP power generation, as the leading industry of the region , the chemical industry, which was based of nitrogen , which produces about 10% of total Ukrainian mineral fertilizers, plant Koretsky Radon and Zdolbunov factory spark producing 4% of Ukrainian plastic goods , light industry ,Forestry and wood processing , food industry and construction materials, to a lesser degree - engineering and metalworking,

The main branches of Rivne region are agriculture , industry and construction .

The main attractions : the State Historical and Cultural Reserve in the town of Ostrog (includes Castle Hill complex , the monastery -fortress , etc.), State Historical and Cultural Reserve inDubno (Lutsk gate lock Ostrozhsky princes , etc.), Historical and Memorial Preserve Golf Berestetskil battle.

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