Voloka, Hlyboka Raion

Voloka (Ukrainian: Волока; Romanian: Voloca pe Derelui or Voloca) is a commune (selsoviet) in Hlyboka Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It is composed of two villages, Grushivka (Грушівка; Grușăuți, Hrușeuți) and Voloka.

The current population of the village is 3,035 (3,028 at the time of the 2001 Ukrainian census).

Most inhabitants are Romanians and they are almost exclusively engaged in the creation of bridal gowns, a business that has proved quite successful in the past decade, as the village has managed to make a name for itself in almost all of Ukraine and Russia as well as Romania.

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