Varash ( uk, Вараш), from 1977 to 2016 Kuznetsovsk ( uk, Кузнецо́вськ, links=no), 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 ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It hosts the administration of

Varash urban hromada Varash urban territorial hromada ( uk, Вараська міська територіальна громада, translit=Varaska miska terytorialna hromada) is a hromada located in Ukraine's western Rivne Oblast. The administrative centre of th ...

, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine and

Varash Raion Varash Raion ( uk, Вараський район) is a raion (district) of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Varash Varash ( uk ...

, one of the

raions of Ukraine Raions of Ukraine (often translated as "districts"; Ukrainian: ра́йон, tr. ''raion''; plural: райо́ни, tr. ''raiony'') are the second level of administrative division in Ukraine, below the oblast. Raions were created in a 1922 ad ...

. Population: The mayor of Varash is Oleksandr Menzul.

History

The first written mention of Varash is dated back to 1577 a
"ZIEMIE RUSKIE. WOLYN i PODOLE"
A modern

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

was started on 1973 as a

company town A company town is a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, houses of worship, schools, markets and re ...

of the

Rivne Nuclear Power Plant The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant ( uk, Рівненська АЕС), also called Rovno is a nuclear power plant in Varash, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. The Rivne Nuclear Power Station were the first VVER-400 reactors to be constructed in Ukraine. As the ...

. The

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was named in honor of the Soviet

intelligence agent Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangibl ...

, partisan Nikolai Kuznetsov. The plan of the city reflects the ideals of late

socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ch ...

. Part of the city occupies the site of the former village of Varash, founded in 1776. Now it is one of the districts in the city. On 19 May 2016,

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

adopted decision to rename Kuznetsovsk to Varash and conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

Geography

Varash is located in the

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 ...

Polesie Polesia, Polesie, or Polesye, uk, Полісся (Polissia), pl, Polesie, russian: Полесье (Polesye) is a natural and historical region that starts from the farthest edge of Central Europe and encompasses Eastern Europe, including East ...

in the north of

. It is located over the

Styr River The Styr (; ; ) is a right tributary of the Pripyat, with a length of 494 km. Its basin area is 13,100 km2 located in historical region of Volhynia. The Styr begins near Brody, in the Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv, then flows into Rivne Ob ...

which is a tributary of

Pripyat River The Pripyat or Prypiat ( , uk, Прип'ять, ; be, Прыпяць, translit=Prypiać}, ; pl, Prypeć, ; russian: Припять, ) is a river in Eastern Europe, approximately long. It flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine ag ...

between

Volodymyrets Raion Volodymyrets Raion ( uk, Володимирецький район) was a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Volodymyrets. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into ...

(

) and

Manevychi Raion Manevychi Raion ( uk, Маневицький район) was a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Manevychi. The raion was abolished and its territory was merge ...

(

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town an ...

Education

There are 12 kindergartens, 6 secondary schools, a high school, a music school, college, and a branch of the Kyiv Institute of Management in the city.

Press

Three newspapers are published in Varash. In addition, a television station and a radio company are operated here.

Architecture

As Varash is a relatively young city, it has a typical building style from the Soviet period. Today the city continues to grow and expand. File:Жилой-дом-в-Кузнецовске.jpg File:Центр-Вараша.jpg File:Дворец-культуры.-Кузнецовск.jpg File:Памятник-чернобыльцам.-Кузнецовск.jpg File:Гостиница "Вараш".jpg

Religion

There are a few churches and a cathedral. The architectural symbol of the city is the Svyato-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral. File:Храм в Кузнецовске.jpg File:Фасад-храма.-Кузнецовск.jpg File:Церковь-в-Кузнецовске.jpg

Interesting Facts

* The city population grew steadily despite the country reduction tendency. * Varash is one of the world's cities which coat of arms contains nuclear plant factory.

References

External links

varash.rv.gov.ua
- Varash City Council Cities in Rivne Oblast Populated places established in 1973 Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939) City name changes in Ukraine Former Soviet toponymy in Ukraine Company towns in Ukraine 1973 establishments in Ukraine Socialist planned cities {{Rivne-geo-stub