| Shatsk Шацьк |
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Volyn' region | ||
| Raion | Shatskyi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 5.75 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 170 m (558 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 5,708 | ||
| • Density | 992.7/km2 (2,571.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 44000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 3355 | ||
Shatsk (Ukrainian: Шацьк, translit.: Shats`k, Polish: Szack) is a small town in Ukraine, in the region of Volhynia, to the north-west of Kovel. It is the administrative center of the Shatskyi Raion. It has approximately 6,000 inhabitants.
The town was first mentioned in 1410. During the Polish Defensive War it was the battlefield of the Battle of Szack between Polish forces of general Wilhelm Orlik-Rueckemann and the Soviet 4th Army.
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