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Moshchanitsa Destination Guide

Explore Moshchanitsa in Ukraine

Moshchanitsa in the region of Volyns'ka is a town in Ukraine - some 209 mi or ( 337 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Moshchanitsa is now 07:09 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vilnius, Chişinău, Salihorsk, Pinsk, and Minsk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vilnius . Where to go and what to see in Moshchanitsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Olyka Castle

The Olyka Castle was the principal seat of the Radziwill princely family in Volhynia from 1564 until the late 18th century. The founder of the castle was Prince Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł (1515–1565) who gave Olyka to his youngest son Stanisław. Two senior branches of the Radziwill family were based in Nesvizh and Kletsk. The Olyka Castle was immensely influential as the first square fort with corner bastions in the Kresy and the prototype of many similar structures found in Eastern Europe.

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Located at 50.72 25.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1564 establishments, Buildings and structures in Volyn Oblast, Castles in Ukraine, Palaces in Ukraine, Radziwiłł family, Visitor attractions in Volyn Oblast

Olyka

Olyka is a town in Ukraine in the region of Volhynia. It is located east of Lutsk on the Putilovka river and has approximately 3,800 inhabitants (1992).

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Located at 50.72 25.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Galicia (Eastern Europe), Urban-type settlements in Volyn Oblast

Trochenbrod

Trochenbrod or Trohinbrod in Russian was a Jewish shtetl (village) with an area 1,728 acres once located in western Ukraine, about 30 kilometers northeast of Lutsk, the nearest now existing villages are Яромель (Yaromel) and Клубочин (Klubochyn). It was also known as Sofievka or Zofiówka, named after Sofia, a Russian princess who donated land for the Jewish settlement.

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Located at 50.94 25.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Ukraine, History of Volyn Oblast, Jewish Polish history, Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland, Populated places established in 1835, Shtetls