Ustyluh

Ustyluh
City

Igor Stravinsky house in Ustyluh

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Ustyluh
Coordinates: 50°51′36″N 24°09′25″E / 50.86000°N 24.15694°E / 50.86000; 24.15694Coordinates: 50°51′36″N 24°09′25″E / 50.86000°N 24.15694°E / 50.86000; 24.15694
Country Ukraine
Oblast (province) Volyn
Raion (district) Volodymyr-Volynskyi
Government
  Mayor Viktor Polishchuk
Elevation 188 m (617 ft)
Population (2015)
  Total 2,200<ref name="ua2,015estimate"/

Ustyluh (Ukrainian: Устилуг, Polish: Uściług, Yiddish: אוסטילע) is a town in Volodymyr-Volynskyi Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated 8 miles west of Volodymyr-Volynskyi. Population: 2,200(2015 est.)[1]

Igor Stravinsky had an estate in Ustyluh and visited it frequently between 1890 and 1914. His mansion is now a museum.

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