 volodymyr-volynsky (, , , ) is a city located in volyn oblast, in north-western ukraine. serving as the administrative centre of the volodymyr-volynskyi raion, the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. the city is the historic centre of the region of volhynia and the historic capital of the principality of volhynia. population: . the mediaeval latin name of the town became the namesake of the 19th century austro-hungarian kingdom of galicia and lodomeria , of which the town itself was not a part.  south from volodymyr is zymne, where the oldest orthodox monastery in volynia is located. == hist
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