Kremenets
Kremenets
Кременець | |
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Kremenets panorama from the Castle Hill | |
Kremenets in Ternopil Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′29″N 25°43′39″E / 50.10806°N 25.72750°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Kremenets Raion |
| Hromada | Kremenets urban hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 20 476 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
Kremenets (Ukrainian: Кременець, IPA: [kremeˈnɛtsʲ]; Polish: Krzemieniec; Yiddish: קרעמעניץ, romanized: Kremenits) is a city in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion, and lies 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the Pochaiv Lavra. The city is situated in the historic region of Volhynia and features the 12th-century Kremenets Castle. It hosts the administration of Kremenets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 20,476 (2022 estimate).