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)