Kovel

Kovel is a metropolis in Volyn Oblast in northwestern Ukraine. Serving because the workplace of Kovel Raion the town itself is special as a city of oblast importance and is not a part of the raion populace 69,342. Kovel offers its call to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which have been lost for the duration of World War II. The Kovel spearhead, unearthed close to the city in 1858 contained textual content in Gothic language. The name Kovel comes from a Slavonic word for Blacksmith as a result the horseshoe on the town's Coat of Arms. The rune inscribed Spearhead of Kovel changed into located close to Kovel in 1858.

It dates to the early 3^rd century, while Gothic tribes lived within the vicinity. Kovel turned into first mentioned in 1310. It obtained city rights from the Polish King Sigismund I the Old in 1518. In 1547 the owner of Kovel has become Bona Sforza, Polish queen. In 1564 starost of Kovel have become Kurbski. From 1566 to 1795 it turned into a part of the Volhynian Voivodeship. Kovel become a royal town of Poland.