Kusnyshcha

Kusnyshcha (Кусни́ща, Kuśniszcze) is a village in western Ukraine, in the Kovel Raion in Volyn Oblast, but was formerly administered within Liuboml Raion. The population of the village is just about 1800 people and covers an area of 4,19 km2. Local government is administered by Kusnyshchanska village council. Kusnyshcha located in the Liuboml Raion along the Highway T0308 Ukraine – Liuboml – Shatsk – Brest. It is situated in the 130 km from the regional center Lutsk, 9 km from the district center Liuboml and 125 km from Brest. The first mention of Kusnyshcha in written sources belong to 1564. But according to others sources, the settlement was founded back in 1510.