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Manevychi Territorial Community

Volyn` region
Population&Priorities
  • Type: Urban
  • Population: 27,235

People of the Community

Before the full-scale invasion, festivals, cultural and artistic events, and sports competitions were held there. One of the traditional ones is the Polissia Vodohrai folklore festival held in the village of Troianivka. During several days, guests of the Community learn about the Community’s history, culture, folk traditions, and rituals.There are many beekeepers in the Community, so there is another traditional event – the Bees and Honey event. It is held every year at the beginning of autumn. Anyone can buy beekeeping products, and the funds raised from sales goes to support the Army.In 2023, a charity bike ride “One World – One Dream!” was organized on the Youth Day. The participants of the bike ride covered a distance of 35 km, competed in archery and took part in a bicycle quest. The participants made charms for the defenders of Ukraine with their own hands and raised funds to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

One way or another, at the moment, any Community event is dedicated to supporting the Army and bringing Ukraine closer to victory.

Head of the Manevychi Territorial Community
Dendrological park in the Community
Head of the Community (in an embroidered shirt) together with the Community residents
Polissia Vodohrai folklore festival Source
Bees and Honey annual traditional event
a bee monument in the village of Manevychi
Charity bike ride “One World – One Dream!" Source

History

According to historical data, the settlements in the territory of the Manevychi Community existed back in the 3rd – 4th centuries. And the hillforts emerged there even before the first chronicle mention of the village of Chertariiesk (now the village of Chartoryisk) in 1100 in the “Words about Ihor’s Regiment”.

The current town of Manevychi was founded in 1892. According to the archives, forest cutting was allowed there for the construction of the Kovel – Kyiv railway track. Therefore, the first and largest landmark is the railway station at the Manevychi station.Sixty-one landmarks of cultural heritage of Ukraine have been registered in the territory of Manevychi Territorial Community. One of these architectural landmarks of national importance is the Dominican Church in the village of Chartoryisk.More than 13,000 exhibits are displayed at the local history museum of the Community, each of which represents valuable material of the archaeology, history and culture of the Volyn Polissia area.

The Community has a unique museum with one exhibit: the Manevychi monoxyl boat. It is more than seven hundred years old; the length of the boat is more than 12 meters, and the weight is more than two tons. It is assumed that the monoxyl boat was used for walking on the water, and it was made of solid wood, which is why it is called a monoxyl boat. Researchers claim that there is no analogue of such a monoxyl boat in Europe.

Railway station in the settlement of Manevychi Source
Dominican Church in the village of Chartoryisk
Monoxyl boat

Development Strategy

The Community has drafted a development strategy until 2027 and is currently at the stage of approving the document. According to it, it is planned to strengthen security measures due to the proximity to the border, military operations in the territory of Ukraine and other specifics associated with the location of the Community; development of recreation, tourism and recovery treatment. The Manevychi Community strives to become a community of comfortable living conditions because it is characterised by the greatest backwardness in all the areas, which leads to negative social and demographic consequences.As part of the VidNOVA:UA youth involvement program for the recovery of Ukraine, a youth space has been created in the settlement of Manevychi. Along with young people, they are developing a plan for implementing youth policy and involving young people in the active life of the Community.The Manevychi Community is open to new partnerships. Today, the Community has sister towns: Varash (Rivne Region), Zgierz (Poland), Kupiskis (Lithuania), Solow (Poland), Daszyna (Poland), Okhtyrka (Sumy Region), Velykyi Bychkiv (Transcarpathian Region), Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk Region), Slobozhanske Territorial Community (Dnipropetrovsk Region).

Discussion of the Community development strategy Source
Meeting with the Community youth at the Youth Centre Source
Signing a partnership agreement with the sister town of Zgierz (Poland)

Economy and Welfare

The main profitable branch of the Manevychi Community is agriculture. The forestry and woodworking industry is also actively developing.

Forel Research and Production Centre LLC also operates in the territory of the Community. The company does not just breed fish, but also conducts numerous scientific studies. This is aquaculture using water from the underground springs of the Okonski Springs National Park. Their capacity during the year permits to get up to two million salmon fry and up to one million sturgeon fry.

In the Community, they strive to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, so they create resource-saving production, organize zero-waste processing, use alternative resources and preserve biodiversity. The company has approved a gender equality plan, and women make up 35% of the staff. Almost half of the company’s staff are young people. The company’s priority plans include the creation of its own fodder and processing production facilities.HIGHBERRY agro-production complex was founded in 2011. 417 hectares of its own agricultural land with natural fertility yield fruit and berry, vegetable and grain crops on an industrial scale. Every year, during the harvest period, the agro-industrial complex employs hundreds of workers in its fields.

HIGHBERRY is one of the largest producers of strawberries in Ukraine. The plant has modern equipment and adjacent warehouses for storing frozen and fresh products. Freezing is carried out using IQF (individual quick freezing) technology.

Founders of Forel Research and Production Centre LLC Source

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