Liublynets (; ) is a

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Kovel Raion Kovel Raion () is a raion (district) in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Kovel Kovel (, ; ; ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. ...

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast () or simply Volyn (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. It borders Rivne Oblast to the east, Lviv Oblast to the south, Poland to the west and Belarus to the north. Its Capital city ...

, western

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. It is essentially a suburb of the city of

Kovel Kovel (, ; ; ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which were lost during World War I ...

and is located approximately southwest of the city. Population:

History

The name of the village comes from the road that passed near it and led to Lublin. Since January 26, 2024, the urban-type settlement of Lubliniec has acquired the status of a village.Історична довідка
Сайт Люблинецької громади. Retrieved 2025-06-30 Until 26 January 2024, Liublynets was designated

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. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Liublynets became a rural settlement. As of 01.01.2025, there are 1377 households in the village.Паспорт Люблинецької селищної громади
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Geography

The village of Lublinets is located southwest of the outskirts of the city of

. The village is located in Volyn Polisya, on the

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, in a zone of mixed forests. The distance to the district center (Kovel) by road is 11 km, and by rail - 11 km. The village is located on the left bank of the

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Symbolism on the coat of arms

The silver field of the coat of arms means the chalk deposits in the village, and the four blue swords with the tips down - 4 Lublin armorial knights who owned lands in the village. In the center of the coat of arms between the two middle swords - a horseshoe, which symbolizes happiness and administrative affiliation to the Kovel district. The author of the coat of arms and flag - Andriy Hrechylo.

Economy

Transportation

Liublynets-Volynskyi railway station is on the railway connecting

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

via

Volodymyr Volodymyr (, ; ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', which in other Slavic languages became Vladimi ...

with Kovel. There is infrequent passenger traffic. The settlement is connected by road with Kovel and Volodymyr. In Kovel, it has access to Highway M07 connecting Kyiv via

Korosten Korosten (, ), also historically known as Iskorosten (), is a historic city and a large transport hub in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located on the Uzh (Pripyat), Uzh River. Korosten serves as the Capital city, administrative center ...

with Kovel, as well as to Highway M19 connecting

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...

via

Ternopil Ternopil, known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. The populatio ...

and

Lutsk Lutsk (, ; see #Names and etymology, below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a populati ...

with Kovel.Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 5
«Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення»
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References

{{authority control Rural settlements in Kovel Raion