The Official Site Of Ratno District State Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are glad to see you on Ratne state administration web page.

Our history as well as the whole history of Volyn land is inalienable part of Ukrainians history. Ratne was mentioned at first in the 12th century. A lot of researchers linguistically explain that the name of Ratne comes from the words "rat'" - military force or "ratnyki" - armed detachments.

In our days you can reveal Ratne as the place with magic nature, kindhearted and hardworking people, and numerous sights of architecture, history and culture.

            Ratne district is situated on important transfrontal ways crossing   (the international value road M 19 that passes through territories of our district). It borders on two Brest districts of Republic Belarus. This location helps to strength friendly connections, to exchange experience, to increase the amount of meetings with Belorussian neighbours. Almost 51,7 thousands of people live in 2 settlements and in 67 villages that cover 143 thousands hectares of the Ukrainian territory.

            The economy and other business that take part in Ratne district are mainly agricultural, that is why the main forces are aimed at agricultural development. Our agricultural produce is well-known far outside Ratne district. These are butter, dried milk (Joint-stock Company  "Ratnivskiy molokozavod"), juices and infant’s food (Limited liability company  "Charivna skarbnytsya"), canned products, frozen ready-to-cook foods (Zabollottya drying vegetables factory of Limited liability company  "Gal- Euro-Contact").

At the same time woodworking industry is developed in this area, glued plywood is produced by offspring "Vitaut" of  Joint-stock Company "Khostilia" (Lithuania)), export-ready products are produced (Limited liability company  "Volyn'lisprom")

There are 70 enterprises of small business functioning in Ratne district. In spite of the global financial crisis the amount of businessmen is increasing and figures up to 1310 persons.

Ratne district is rich on minerals, mortar and boggy sands and huge beds of peat. There were inspected 27 lakes and there were founded out 14 millions 510 thousands tons of sapropel.

The forests of our district are generous on the harvest of whortleberries, blackberries, mushrooms, other medical plants.

 Here we have native deposit of copper that was marked by researches as the second world's volume of beds.

We have significant reserves of phosphorites that can be used in producing of fertilizer.

Ratne district is unique and sightly with 32 lakes and 3 rivers, which carry water through territory of Ratne area. Beautiful nature of district counts many places for creation of rest areas, development of green tourism. The creation of green tourism farmsteads was the beginnings of this process in our district. Charming hosts and hostesses are always happy to receive domestic and foreign guests, who would like to have joyful experience from communion with nature and touching to the history of our region.

Therefore, we always glad to accept visitors on our web site and we will be very happy if you decide  to visit our district.

Respectively yours,