Kovel - ancient Ukrainian city in Volyn regional center Kovel district, located on the banks of the River Turia. Its total area is 47.3 km. square., the total population of 68,904 residents as of July 1, 2012. The first written mention dates from 1518 proKovel year, although archaeological finds in the city indicate that there was a settlement territory Kovel Copper Stone Age (mid-third millennium BC) and old n starts from the ninth century. The city is located in Polissya, with average annual temperatures: summer + 18.7 0C in winter, -3.4 0C, and with rainfall - 554.1 mm. The city is one of the largest railway junctions in Western Ukraine, which has great strategic importance for Ukraine `s yednuyuchy it with many European countries, in addition, through Kovel pass roads of international and national importance.

Also in the city and in the area there is a sufficiently large number of monuments of history, culture and architecture. The oldest architectural monument, which is located in Kovel, is a wooden church of the Assumption, which was moved here in 1994 from a village near Cherry Rozhysche. In 1997, the German parish church gave Lishe body was the first agency in the Volyn region, which sounded in the postwar period in the Catholic church. The most valuable monument in the church is a carefully restored wooden altar XVIIIcentury in Baroque style. One of the largest churches in the city is the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, built in 1877, located at the intersection of Independence and Sahaydachnoho.Tse a beautiful stone church with five domes, which are based on a cross, the facade is attached porch. Also on the front is painted: meeting Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection. In addition, a very important monument of sacred architecture is the Holy Church of the Annunciation, built also in 1877, although its history dates back in 1505. Kovel also worth visiting local museums, namely, the Historical Museum at St. .. Pchilka 11, Museum of paradise communication node on the street .. Independence 84, Museum of the History of Medicine at the Central Hospital Pchilka and Museum of locomotive depot on the street. Veterans 13. In addition to the district center of many monuments of history and architecture is in Kovelskiy area. For all the Ukrainian holy place is a literary memorial museum-estate in Ukrainian Lesya p. Kolodiazhne, near Kovel. Here is the family mansion Kosachev, where she lived and worked outstanding Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka and her mother, no less well-known poet Pchilka. Also very interesting is with. Goloby, which are moisture manor house, built in the early twentieth century on the foundations of the ruined palace XVIIIcentury, St. George Church in 1783 and Church of construction 1711-1728 Michael's Gishin In the village there is a church of St. Demetrios, dated 1567 year, which is oldest wooden church Volyn, built without a single nail. In c. Drozdni is Svyatomyhaylivska church, dated 1710 year, also built of wood. It should also be noted Uspensky church in the village. Dorotyschi built in 2 half XVIIIcentury and St. Mary's Church in the village. Love, in which are three bells, one of them weighing almost 300 pounds, was cast in 1876.

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