Volyn province is one of the administrative units in the south-west of the Russian Empire. The province occupied the territory of the historical region of Volyn. The center until the end of the 18th century was the city of Izyaslav, after which the status passed to Novograd-Volynsky for nine years. Already in 1804, Zhytomyr was assigned the title of the center of the Volyn province.
General information and history of the province
The area of the Volyn province occupied more than seventy thousand square kilometers, about three and a half million people lived here. Volyn (Zhytomyr) province was located near the border of the state with the Austrian Empire. The southern territories of the region were adjacent to the Carpathian Mountains. The local landscape, both in the past and today, is predominantly hills, in contrast to the north of the province.
Nature of the edge
The northern lands of the Volyn province are occupied by swamps and sandstones, the middle territories are loamy and sandy soils with rocky areas, and the southern ones are rich black soil. A large area of the region is also occupied by woodland,especially the north end. Volyn province is famous for its rivers, most of which flow into the Pripyat River. The exception in this case is the Western Bug and the Dnieper tributary - Teterev. The waters of the Western Bug, Gorynya and Styrya could be used as navigable places.
Household and attractions
Most of the population was engaged in agriculture. Volyn province specialized largely in the cultivation of winter rye and wheat, barley, buckwheat and oats, millet and peas, potatoes, sugar beets. In addition, the cultivation of industrial crops - tobacco and hops - was widespread. The southern territories were also a place for the development of horticultural crops - grapes, apricots and peaches. The wooded area was excellent for breeding bees and selling honey and wax. Pastoralism included the rearing of horses, sheep, pigs, and cows. Basically, significant volumes of the resulting wool were supplied to the domestic market of the Russian Empire, and some of it was sold to the Austrian territories. Volyn province was also a place for the opening and development of sugar, sawmills and other industrial production facilities.
Sights include the famous Pochaev Lavra, a place of pilgrimage for the Orthodox, as well as a famous monastery in the region. In addition, the city of Radivilov was known.
