Volhynia or Volynia (/ voʊˈlɪniə / voh-LIN-ee-ə; see below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern …

Volhynia, located in the northwest of present-day Ukraine, borders Belarus in the north, the Carpathian Mountains in the south, and Poland in the west. It was ruled by Poland until the …

Aug 26, 2016 · Volhynia is a historical area in northwest Ukraine bordering Poland and Belarus. German immigrants to Volhynia came not at the invitation of the Russian crown but rather by …

Jan 15, 2025 · Volhynia, area of northwestern Ukraine that was a principality (10th–14th century) and then an autonomous component of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and was ruled largely by …

Sep 25, 2007 · The following web pages contain information about the history of the Nineteenth Century German settlements in Volhynia and Kiev (Russia). Also there is information on where …

Oct 2, 2022 · This article focuses on the emigration movements of this group from the Russian governorate of Volhynia in the period between the 1860s and the First World War. The …

Much of Volhynia's influence as a powerful principality of the Kievan Rus' developed from geographical proximity. The kingdoms of Hungary, Poland, and Lithuania all increased the …

The Principality or, from 1253, Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, [a] also known as the Kingdom of Ruthenia or Kingdom of Rus, [2] [b] also Kingdom of Halych–Volhynian [c] was a medieval …

About Volhynia. The Germans from Russia were descendents of ethnic Germans who settled in Russia in the years about 1763 through 1862. By the end of the 19th century, Volhynia had …

1793: With the second partition of Poland, Volhynia was incorporated into Russia. Ukraine was divided along the Dniper River, which runs through Kiev. Zhitomir became the centre of the …