Ostroh
Острог | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ostroh .svg) Ostroh | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 26°31′0″E / 50.33333°N 26.51667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
| Raion | Rivne Raion |
| Hromada | Ostroh urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1100 |
| City rights | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleksandr Shyker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,801 |
| • Density | 1,358/km2 (3,520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35800—35807 |
| Area code | +380 3654 |
| Sister cities |  Sandomierz, Bieruń[1] |
| Website | http://www.ostroh.rv.ua/ |
Ostroh (Ukrainian: Острог; Polish: Ostróg) is a city in Rivne Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated on the Horyn River. Ostroh was the administrative center of Ostroh Raion until 2020, but as a city of oblast significance did not belong to the raion. Currently the city is the centre of Ostroh urban hromada. Population: 14,894 (2022 estimate).[2]
The Ostroh Academy was established here in 1576, the first higher educational institution in modern Ukraine. Furthermore, in the 16th century, the first East Slavic books, notably the Ostrog Bible, were printed there.
- ^ "Sister cities". Official website of the Ostroh City Council (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ 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.