Lutsk
Lutsk (????? in Ukrainian, ???? in Russian) is the capital of the Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated by the Styr River. Lutsk has a population of 202,500 (2004).
Places of interest
- parts of two castles (the Upper Castle from 13th century and the Lower Castle from 14th century)
- a catholic cathedral (built 1610 as a Jesuit church, reconstructed in 1781)
- an orthodox cathedral (built 1755 as a church and monastery of Bernardines)
- Several monasteries, both catholic and orthodox: Bazylianes (17th century), Dominicanes (17th century), Trinitaries (18th century) and Charites (18th century)
- Two 16th century greek-catholic churches
- Fortified synagogue (Little Castle, 15th century)
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