Korets (, russian: link=no, Корец, , yi, קאריץ ''Koritz'') is a city in
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast ( uk, Рі́вненська о́бласть, translit=Rivnenska oblast), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna ( uk, Рі́вненщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of th ...
in Ukraine. The city is located on the
Korchyk river, 66 kilometers to the east of
Rivne
Rivne (; uk, Рівне ),) also known as Rovno (Russian: Ровно; Polish: Równe; Yiddish: ראָוונע), is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (province), as well as the surrounding Rivne Raio ...
. It is
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Korets Raion
Korets Raion ( uk, Корецький район) was a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Korets. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Rivne Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of th ...
. Population:
History
Known since 1150 as Korchesk, Korets was fortified by Prince Theodor
Ostrogski
The House of Ostrogski ( pl, Ostrogscy, lt, Ostrogiškiai, ua, Острозькі - ''Ostroz'ki'') was one of the more prominent families in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The fa ...
in the late 14th century. At that time, the town was part of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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.
Between the 15th and 17th centuries the
Korets Castle
The Korets Castle ( uk, Корецький замок) is a castle built in Korets ca. 1400 by either Prince Theodor Ostrogski or Prince Dymitr Korybut. Its main tower is featured in the town's emblem.
The moated castle on the bank of the Kor ...
was the seat of the princely
House of Korets
The House of Korecki (Polish: ród Koreckich (Korecki clan), Koreccy) was a princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania origin. The name is derived from the original seat of the family at the Korets Castle, which was part of the Grand Duchy ...
that issued from Duke
Narimantas
Narimantas or Narymunt (baptized ''Gleb''; 1277 or just before 1300 (according to Wasilewski 1992) – 2 February 1348) was the second eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. During various periods of his life, he ruled Pinsk and Polat ...
of
Volhynia
Volhynia (also spelled Volynia) ( ; uk, Воли́нь, Volyn' pl, Wołyń, russian: Волы́нь, Volýnʹ, ), is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between south-eastern Poland, south-western Belarus, and western Ukraine. Th ...
. After the death of the last Prince Korecki in 1651, it passed through inheritance to the junior line of the House of
Czartoryski
The House of Czartoryski (feminine form: Czartoryska, plural: Czartoryscy; lt, Čartoriskiai) is a Polish princely family of Lithuanian- Ruthenian origin, also known as the Familia. The family, which derived their kin from the Gediminids dyna ...
and became its main seat until the line died out in the early 1800s.
Following the 1569
Union of Lublin
The Union of Lublin ( pl, Unia lubelska; lt, Liublino unija) was signed on 1 July 1569 in Lublin, Poland, and created a single state, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest countries in Europe at the time. It replaced the pe ...
, Korets became part of the
Kingdom of Poland
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Historical political entities
*Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031
*Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exist ...
, where it remained for over 200 years, until the
Partitions of Poland
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. The town then belonged to the
Volhynian Governorate
Volhynian Governorate or Volyn Governorate (russian: Волы́нская губе́рния, translit=Volynskaja gubernija, uk, Волинська губернія, translit=Volynska huberniia) was an administrative-territorial unit initially ...
of the
Russian Empire
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.
The Korets
porcelain
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plant was established by
Józef Klemens Czartoryski
Prince Józef Klemens Czartoryski (1740–1810) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic) who owned Korets Castle. He was a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1767.
He became the Grand Stalininkas of Lithuania in 1764, Klucznik (Stew ...
in 1783. It was managed by French brothers Francois and Michel de Mezer of
Sevres. Its products were famous across Poland. The plant burned in 1797, was rebuilt in 1800, and operated until 1832. Furthermore, Prince Jozef Czartoryski opened here a manufacturer of
cloth sash, popular among Polish-Lithuanian
szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...
.
At the end of the 19th century, 70 to 80% of the inhabitants were Jewish.
In the
Second Polish Republic
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, Korzec, as it was called, was part of Rowne County,
Volhynian Voivodeship. Most of its population was Jewish, with Polish and Ukrainian communities.
A local newspaper has been published here since June 1941.
Before World War II, 6,000 Jews lived in the town. In May 1942, 2,200 Jews were murdered and survivors were kept prisoners in a
ghetto
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. September 1942, 1,500 Jews were murdered in a mass execution. In the summer of 1943, local structures of the
Home Army
The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...
were destroyed by the Germans.
In January 1989 the population was 9437 people.
Historical heritage of Korets includes the
remains of its old castle and Resurrection Monastery, as well as the Church of St. Antony (1533, rebuilt 1706 and 1916) and Trinity Church (1620). St. Antony church was used during part of the communist time as a chemical storage facility. Upon arrival of the catholic pater Jozef Kozlowski in 1994, this church was gradually refurbished and eventually brought back to its original form, both internally and externally. Pater Kozlowski was priest and caretaker of St. Antony church until year 2002.
In January 2013 the population was 7388 people.
Gallery
File:Центральна площа Корця.jpg, Main square of Korets
File:Корець.Костел за муром.jpg, Church of St. Anthony
File:Корецький замок, чотирьохарковий міст.jpg, Ruins of Korets Castle
File:Свято-Троицкий Корецкий ставропигиальный женский монастырь 2.JPG, Holy Trinity Monastery
Known people
*
Yaroslav Alexandrovich Evdokimov
Yaroslav Alexandrovych Yevdokimov ( uk, Ярослав Олександрович Евдокимов), born 22 November 1946) is a baritone, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, and People's Artist of the Belarus.
Honoured ranks
* 17 April 1 ...
(Євдокимов Ярослав Олександрович – ukr., born 22 November 1946) is a singer,
baritone
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, Honored Artist of the
Russian Federation
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and People's Artist of
Belarus
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. After high school, despite of innate talent, he studied at Vocational School of Korets (1964–1965 years), mastered the working specialty.
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* Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz
Pinchas Shapiro of Koretz ( he, פִּנְחָס בֵּן אַבְרָהָם אַבָּא שַׁפִירָא מִקוֹרִיץ; 1726 – 10 September 1791) was a Galician Chasidic rabbi and disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
Biography
He was the ...
, a famous Hasidic
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Rebbe
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, (1726–1791) is from the town.
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