Dorohobuzh (, ) is a village in

Rivne Oblast Rivne Oblast (), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is . Its population is: Before its annexation by the ...

in western

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, located fourteen km from the town of Hoshcha. Until 2020 it belonged to Hoshcha Raion, afterwards to

Rivne Raion Rivne Raion () is a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Rivne Rivne ( ; , ) is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (province), as well as the Rivn ...

. The settlement was first mentioned in 1084. Its name probably originates from the combination of words "Dorog + Bug (Buzh)", which in Ukrainian and Russian means "route to the Bug". In 11th–13th centuries, in the place of the modern village, there existed a

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city which served as the capital of the Principality of Dorogobuzh, a part of the

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. Now the estimate of village population is 663. The Dormition Church in Dorohobuzh was built in the second half of 12th century during the Kievan Rus' era, and was partially ruined during the

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. In 16th century, a new church was built in its place, incorporating the surviving parts of the old walls.

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