Ostroh

Ostroh
Острог
  • Clockwise from top: Old Campus of the Ostroh Academy
  • Scientific Library of the Academy
  • Lutsk Gate Tower
  • Guard Tower of the Ostroh Castle
  • Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Ostroh
Coat of arms of Ostroh
Ostroh is located in Rivne Oblast
Ostroh
Ostroh
Ostroh is located in Ukraine
Ostroh
Ostroh
Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 26°31′0″E / 50.33333°N 26.51667°E / 50.33333; 26.51667
Country Ukraine
OblastRivne Oblast
RaionRivne Raion
HromadaOstroh urban hromada
First mentioned1100
City rights1795
Government
 • MayorOleksandr Shyker
Area
 • Total10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total14,801
 • Density1,358/km2 (3,520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
35800—35807
Area code+380 3654
Sister citiesPoland Sandomierz, Bieruń[1]
Websitehttp://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.

  1. ^ "Sister cities". Official website of the Ostroh City Council (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  2. ^ 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.