Administrative arrangement
District center - urban-type settlement Ostroh
54 settlements, incl.:
– 1 urban-type settlement
– 53 villages
Settlements are combined in:
– 20 rural councils
Population
Total population - 27 716 people, incl.:
- urban population - 15 444 people
- rural population - 12 272 people
- population density - 40 people/km2
Agriculture
Main branches:
— growing of cereals and industrial crops
— growing of cattle
— growing of pigs and sheeps
— wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds
— wholesale of meat and meat products
Industry
Main branches:
— light industry
— manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (production of non-refractory ceramic building bricks)
— production of finished feed
Tourism and recreational potential
Ostroh region belongs to the regions of Ukraine with a high degree of protected areas. There are 14 nature conservation sites in the area, including: Dermansko-Ostrozky National Park, 7 nature reserves, 3 nature monuments, 2 nature reserves, 1 park and 74 historical and architectural monuments, including:
— Holy Trinity Men's Monastery (Mezhyrichi village, 16th century)
— Novomalyn Castle (Novomalyn village, 17th century)
— Church of Saint Cosmas and Damian (Rozvazh village, 18th century)
— Saints Peter and Paul Church (Khoriv village, 18th century)
— St. Michael Church (Mylyatyn village, 18th century)
Recently, rural green tourism has become increasingly popular with holidaymakers. At present, there are 3 estates in the area that provide services in the field of rural green tourism and are very popular among holidaymakers:
1. The farmstead «Ukrainian House» (Owner: Kirys Volodymyr Petrovych, Rivne region, Ostroh district, Batkivtsi village, 6 Lisna str., Tel. +380 67 362 91 53)
2. The farmstead «Paradise Corner» ((Owner: Romaniuk Volodymyr Petrovych, Rivne region, Ostroh district, Iliashivka village, 78 Andrieieva str., Tel. +38 098 22 300 77)
3. The farmstead «Zatyshok» (Owners: Shevchuk Ivan Dmytrovych, Nina Mykhailivna, Rivne region, Ostroh district, Groziv village, 1, Vydumka str., Tel. +38 096 170 57 23, +38 097 352 86 39 )
Harmony Tourist and Recreation Center (Owners: Shyshko Halyna Evgenivna, Shyshko Anatoliy Stepanovych, Rivne region, Ostroh district, Ozhenyn village, 1b Zavodska str., tel. +38 03654 2 89 13, +38 097 27 400 7)
Aqua Cafe (Owners: Ozimkovsky Valeriy Boleslavovych, Larisa Volodymyrivna, Rivne region, Ostroh district, Gremiache village, 83b Tsentralna str., Tel. +38 067 608 36 90)
Tourist routes of the most interesting places in Ostrozhchyna have been developed:
1. Tourist route «Viliia - Teremne - Novorodchytsi - Iliashivka - Batkivtsi»
2. Pilgrimage route «Rivne - Derman - Dibrova Tract - Ostroh - Mezhyrich»
3. Tourist route «Ostroh - Mezhyrich - Liuchyn - Novomalyn - Ostroh»
4. Tourist route «Ostroh - Vilbivne - Badivka - Moshchanytsia - Mohyliany»
5. Tourist route «Ostroh - Rozhvazh - Khoriv - Ozhenyn»
6. Bicycle route «Verkhiv-Ostroh-Mezhyrich-Viliia-Kutianka-Bolotkivtsi-Novomalyn»
Basic social and economic indicators
Sold production of industry - 94.5 million UAH
Gross agricultural output – 188.4 million UAH
Fixed capital investment – 76.5 million UAH
Foreign direct investment (FDI) – 0.4 million USD
Number of legal entities – 83
Number of private entrepreneurs – 456
Investment projects of the district
High-priority investment projects of the district are:
— Reconstruction of the gynecological department for the dormitory of health workers on the 2 Belmazh str. in Ostroh
— Reconstruction with the re-profiling of the club under the sports and leisure complex in the village Velbivno Ostroh district
— Reconstruction of the water supply network in the village Pochapky Ostroh district
Natural-resources potential
Total district area is 94.5 thsd ha
Land resources:
– agricultural lands - 46.9 thsd ha
– built-up areas - 2.1 thsd ha
– total area of water bodies - 1.3 thsd ha
– forests and other wooden land - 17.7 thsd ha
Natural resources:
– industrial clay
– chalk
– limestone
– sand
– a stone
– deposits of iron and copper ore
– coal
– peat
– granular phosphorites
Average salary
Average salary in the district is - UAH 6 266 .
Largest enterprises of the district
The largest and most numerous are the agricultural, forestry and food processing enterprises:
– LLC «Universal-Budmaterialy»
– LLC «IUTAGRO»
– FE «Viliia»
– FE «Rodyna-2007»
– LLC «Korystivske»
– LLC «Idek-2006»
– LLC «Zahid-Agro»
– PEAF «Rozvazhske»
– LLC «Agro Oksamyt»
