Passport of the Lutsk Сity Territorial Community as of 01.01.2020 Lutsk – 2020 Contents Contents 2 1. General information about the city 4 1.1. Symbols of the city: coat of arms, flag 6 1.2. Brief historical background 7 1.3. Natural and geographical characteristics 9 1.4. General plan of Lutsk city 10 2. City management system 11 2.1. Information about the City Mayor 11 2.2. Information about the Secretary of the City Council 11 2.3. Information about the deputy mayors 11 2.4. Composition of the Executive Committee of the Lutsk City Council 12 2.5. Structure of Lutsk City Council by factions 13 2.6. Deputies of the Lutsk city council of the seventh convocation 13 2.7. Information about the executive bodies of the City Council 15 3. Economic development of the city 15 3.1. Industry and construction 15 3.2. City budget implementation 16 3.3. Foreign economic activity 18 3.4. Investments 18 3.5. Trade. Consumer market. Number of trade objects 20 3.6. Subjects of the entrepreneurship of the city 20 4. Infrastructural development 21 4.1. Transport and connection 21 4.2. Postal companies, courier services 21 5. Social sphere 22 5.1. Demographic situation 22 5.2. The social protection 22 5.3 Subsidies and benefits 23 5.4. Incomes of the population 24 5.5. The state of the labor market 24 5.6. Healthcare. Health institutions. 24 5.7. Education. Structure, number of institutions 27 5.8. Sports infrastructure of the city 28 6. Tourism, culture, environment 29 6.1. Hotels and resorts of the city 29 6.2. Local and international events 29 6.3. Historical and cultural heritage of the city 29 6.4. General structure of cultural institutions network of Lutsk 30 7. Twin-cities of Lutsk 31 8. International recognition 31 2 1. General Information about the City Lutsk is the administrative center of the Volyn region, an important economic center of the western part of Ukraine. The current number of population of the Lutsk city territorial community as of 1 January 2020 is 221 274 persons. Population of Lutsk: 217 315 persons, Prylutskyi Starostynskyi district: 3 959 persons. Area of Lutsk city territorial community: 7,205.17 hectares (72,05 km2). Area of Lutsk city: 4 023,17 hectares (40,23 km2). Area of the Prylutskyi Starostynskyi district: 3 170,0 hectares (31,7 km2 ). Geographical coordinates: 50°44′52″ N, 25°19′28″ E. Height above sea level: 181 m. Date of foundation of the city (first chronicle mention): 1085. Telephone code: +380-332. The city is located in the northwestern part of Ukraine and the southeastern part of the Volyn region. Lutsk has a favorable geographical location: the distance to the state border with Poland and Belarus does not exceed 85 and 150 km respectively. Distance to the capital of Ukraine - Kyiv is 398 km. The nearest airports are located in Rivne and Lviv (65 km and 150 km from Lutsk respectively). Important highways pass through the city: Lutsk-Kovel-Brest, Lutsk-Kyiv, Lutsk-Lviv, Lutsk-Chernivtsi, Lutsk-Yahodyn-Chelm, Lutsk-Lublin. Passenger railway routes pass through the Lutsk railway station: Kyiv-Warsaw, Kovel-Moscow, Kovel-Odessa, Kovel-Kharkiv, Kovel-Novooleksiivka, Kovel-Chernivtsi, Kovel-Kyiv, Kivertsi-Lviv and others. The navigable river Styr, which is a tributary of the Prypyat and has a connection with the Dnieper, flows through the city. Address of the Lutsk City Council: Bohdana Khmelnytskoho str., 19, Lutsk, 43035. Telephones: (0332) 777900, 777910, 777920, 777930. Fax: (0332) 777901, 777941, 777947. Web-site: www.lutskrada.gov.ua. E-mail: [email protected]. The Lutsk city territorial community includes the city of Lutsk and the Prylutskyi Starostynskyi district, which in turn includes the villages of Prylutske, Dachne, Zhabka and Sapohove. The city of Lutsk is not divided into districts; there are no district councils and their executive bodies in the city. 3 Brief results of social and economic development in 2019 Capital investment in the city economy 3 202,8 million UAH Direct foreign investment 97,6 million USD Sales of industrial products by the city enterprises 11,8 billion UAH Export of goods 163,3 million USD Import of goods 909,4 million USD Implementation of services by the city enterprises 4 076,9 million UAH Export of services 9,8 million USD Import of services 10,5 million USD Construction works, performed by the city enterprises 1 684,8 million UAH The total living space has been put into operation 75,6 thousand m2 Average monthly nominal salary of one full-time employee in 9 442 UAH October-December 2019 Number of registered unemployed at the end of 2019 1 964 persons Number of pensioners registered with the Pension Fund 51 410 persons Number of households that received subsidies to reimburse the 47,0 thousand items cost of housing and communal services in 2019 Amount of subsidies received by households to reimburse 29,5 million UAH housing and communal services in 2019 Cash reimbursement to households for the purchase of liquefied 12 households in the gas, solid and liquid furnace household fuel amount of 33,1 thousand UAH The consumer price index for December 2019 to December 2018 104,9 % Number of recorded criminal offenses 3396 The city of Lutsk is one of the most attractive cities in Ukraine for investment, with a developed infrastructure and social sphere, high industrial and scientific potential, favorable business climate and clean environment. 4 1.1. Symbols of the city: coat of arms, flag Description of the coat of arms of Lutsk In the shield with a rounded bottom (so called Spanish) in the golden field a silver coat of arms of St. Nicholas is in the full episcopal attire, barefoot. The main episcopal decorations - halo, crutch, epitrachel and the Gospel - are highlighted in gold. In his right hand, St. Nicholas holds a crutch in the form of a six-armed Protective (patriarchal) cross, which symbolizes the victory of Christians over the forces of the east, protection from invasions and plagues, the conquest of the elements. In his left hand he holds an open book, symbolizing the Gospel, the protection of God's powers, and the protection of the sciences. Bare feet symbolize the mythological functions of the ruler of the weather and the water element. Symbolism of color Red color – courage, bravery and victory, blood shed for faith. Gold – nobility, justice, mercy, meekness, spirituality. Silver – wealth, innocence, beauty, sincerity. Gold with red – will, stability, independence. Silver with red – courage. Description of the flag of Lutsk Rectangular cloth with an aspect ratio of 1: 1, divided into four equal parts. Upper from the holder and lower from the edge are red. The other two parts are yellow. On the upper part from the holder (red) is a silver (white) Volyn cross. The banner combined the color of the symbols of the coat of arms of the city of Lutsk and Volyn. 5 1.2. Brief historical background Lutsk is one of the most ancient cities in Ukraine. The first documentary reference about Lutsk dates back to the Hypatian Codex from 1085, when the city became the center of internecine fight between the heirs of Yaroslav the Wise. However, archaeological research give the ground to believe that the settlement on the territory of modern Lutsk was founded before the XI century. In the period of Kyiv Rus, Lutsk was the capital of a separate principality, which was part of the Volyn, and later Volyn-Galician land. In the XII century Luchesk had strong wooden fortifications that enabled to withstand a six-week siege by regiments of Yuri Dolgorukyi in the spring of 1150. During these events, his son, the young Prince Andrew was close to death. Lutsk witnessed the Tatar-Mongol invasion. The chronicle shows that in 1259 the city withstood the siege of Khan Kuremsa. In 1267 Prince Vasilko, on demand of the Khan's commander Burundai, destroyed fortifications in Brody. In the second half of the 14th century the role of Lutsk as the capital of the Volyn land became more significant due to the reign of Lubart-Demetrius. He replaced wooden fortification constructions with bricks, that changed the external appearance of Lutsk castle. After the death of Lubart, Lutsk continues to be the residence of Lithuanian- Russian princes: Vytautas (1392-1430) and Svidrigiello (1431-1452). In 1429 a Congress of European Monarchs took place in Lutsk to discuss the issues concerning protection of Europe from Ottoman Empire. On the meeting Lithuanian Prince Vytautas hosted Polish King Wladyslaw II Jagiello, the future emperor, King of Rome, Bohemia, Hungary Sigismund I of Luxembourg, King of England and Sweden Eric VII. In 1432, Lutsk was granted Magdeburg rights. As a result the citizens of Lutsk received the opportunity to elect bodies of self-government. Since the late XVI century Lutsk Castle lost its significance as a defensive fortress, but the city remains to be the social and spiritual capital of the region. Due to the large number of sacral buildings, contemporaries called it "Rome of Volyn". After the Union of Lublin in 1569, Volyn integrated into the Kingdom of Poland. Lutsk became the capital of the newly formed voivodship. At that time, the city gradually became more and more Polish. In order to prevent the Polish influence and resist consequences of the Brest Church Union (1596) in Lutsk in early XVII century a fraternity was founded. It received the official recognition of the king with the privilege to build a church and shelter. At late of XVII-XVIII centuries.