Sarny (Сарни in Ukrainian, meaning deer, pl.) is a town in Rivnens'ka oblast' of Western Ukraine, with a population of 27,700. It is a major railway node on the Slutch river. Rivne Oblast (Рівненська область, Rivnens’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian; Rowno in Polish) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ...

Before 1939 it belonged to Poland and was a district capital in the Volhynian Voivodship. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Volhynian Voivodship (województwo wołyńskie) was one of the 16 voivodships of Poland prior to 1939 in Second Polish Republic and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ...