Volovets
| Volovets Воловець |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Province |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
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| District | 22px Volovets Raion | ||
| Established | 1433 | ||
| Town status | 1957 | ||
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| • Town Head | Mykhailo Yaremchuk | ||
| Elevation[1] | 479 m (1,572 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total |  5,169 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 89100 | ||
| Area code | +380 3136 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Volovets (Ukrainian: Воловець, Hungarian: Volóc, Russian: Воловец) is an urban-type settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[2] Volovets is also the administrative center of Volovets Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 5,178 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 5,169 (2013 est.)[3].
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Names
There are several alternative names used for this settlement: Hungarian: Volóc, German: Wolowez, Slovak: Volovec, Russian: Воловец.
Sites
From the 1850s, when Volovets was part of Austria-Hungary, the town had a ski ramp. The ramp was used by Emperor Franz Joseph I when he and his family came to visit in 1862.[4]
Sister cities
Bad Endorf, Germany (2001)[5]
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