Rivne

For other uses, see Rivne (disambiguation).

"Rovno" redirects here. For other uses, see Rovno (disambiguation).

Rivne Рівне
City
Church of St. Anthony of Padua (now House of Organ Music) Main railway station Museum Resurrection Cathedral Music and Drama Theater
Flag Coat of arms Brandmark
Rivne Location within Rivne Oblast Rivne Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°37′09″N 26°15′07″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Rivne Oblast
Raion	Rivne Raion
Hromada	Rivne urban hromada
First mentioned	1283
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Shakyrzian (acting)
Area
• Total	58.00 km2 (22.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	243,873
• Density	4,205/km2 (10,890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (CEST)
Website	city-adm.rv.ua

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Rivne (/ˈrɪvnə/ RIV-nə; Ukrainian: Рівне, IPA: [ˈr⁽ʲ⁾iu̯ne] ^ⓘ; Polish: Równe) is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (province), as well as the Rivne Raion (district) within the oblast. It has a population of 243,873 (2022 estimate).

First mentioned in the late 13th century, Rivne developed under the rule of Lithuania and Poland due to its location on the route connecting Kyiv and Volodymyr. In the late 15th century the city was awarded Magdeburg Law. From the late 16th century it belonged to Ostrogski and Lubomirski noble families. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, during the latter half of the 19th century Rivne experienced rapid development due to its role as a railway hub. In the spring of 1919 it served as a provisional seat of the Ukrainian government throughout the ongoing war with Soviet Russia. Between World War I and World War II, the city belonged to Poland as a district-level (county) seat of Wołyń Voivodeship. At the start of World War II in 1939, Rivne was occupied by the Soviet Red Army and received its current status by becoming a seat of regional government of the Rivne Oblast, which was created out of the eastern portion of the voivodeship. During the German occupation of 1941–44 the city was designated as the capital of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.

Rivne is an important transportation hub, with the international Rivne Airport, and rail links to Zdolbuniv, Sarny, and Kovel, as well as highways linking it with Brest, Kyiv and Lviv. Among other leading companies there is a chemical factory of Rivne-Azot (part of Ostchem Holding).