Torchyn

Rural locality in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Torchyn

Торчин

Rural settlement

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Torchyn

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Torchyn

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Coordinates: 50°45′57″N 25°00′02″E﻿ / ﻿50.76583°N 25.00056°E﻿ / 50.76583; 25.00056
Country| Ukraine
Oblast| Volyn Oblast
Raion| Lutsk Raion
Hromada| Torchyn settlement hromada
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 4,516
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Torchyn (Ukrainian: Торчин; Polish: Torczyn) is a rural settlement in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Serna in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Population: 4,516 (2022 estimate).[1]

## History

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Until 26 January 2024, Torchyn was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Torchyn became a rural settlement.[2]

## Economy

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### Transportation

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The closest railway station is in Lutsk.

The settlement is on Highway H22 connecting Lutsk and Volodymyr.

## Notable people

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* Jacek Rybiński, Polish Cistercian abbot

## References

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1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
2. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.

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