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Please note that links to external sites may at times be down and that we have no control over those sites. Brief History - Volhynia was ruled by Poland until the late
18th century, when Poland was partitioned by the Prussian, Austrian, and Russian empires. After the partition
of Poland, Volhynia was a gubernia, or province, of the Russian Empire until 1919, when the western part of
Volhynia once again became part of Poland. In 1945 the entire area of the Volhynia Gubernia was absorbed into
the Soviet Union, but the gubernia system was no longer used and the Volhynia name was used to identify a
smaller region, called an oblast, in the western part of the old gubernia. Most of what was the Volhynia
Gubernia is now in Ukraine, with a small part of northern Volhynia in Belarus. Major cities and towns in and
around Volhynia include Zhitomir (the former capital), Rovno, Lutsk, Kovel, Berdichev, and Novograd-Volinsk. Location - Volhynia was located in what is now northwest Ukraine, on the border with Poland and Belarus. The shaded area of this map shows the approximate borders of Volhynia compared to today's international borders. Famous Jewish Volhynians and Little Known Facts
SIG Sections - This site has several sections that can assist you in your genealogy research and increase your knowledge of Volhynia, its towns and its history. Our Resources section can help you locate a researcher in Ukraine. Please use the menu items in the column on the left to continue through the site. We hope that you find the information here of interest and value.
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The Volhynia web site was originally created and donated by
Mark Heckman with Webmaster Andrew Blumberg. Special thanks to Mark and Andrew for their enormous
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