In 1977 the south defensive tower was remodelled to the lookout tower it is today, offering a magnificent view of the surrounding area (the Písek hills with Velký Mehelník, Temelín, Vodňany, Novohrad hills, Blansko forest with the top Kleť, and hills of Šumava, Chlum, Libin, Bobik, Boubín Plechý in the background, and Brdy 50km to the north).
Jacob Millman (1911 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine – May 22, 1991 in Longboat Key, Florida) was a professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University.
According to legend, close to the village on a hill buried Volhynian Vladimir Princess Olga Romanovna.
He chose Moscow as his primary seat after he had lived for several years in Volodymyr-Volynskyi in Volynia.
Volodarsk-Volynskyi, an urban-type settlement in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Volodymyr-Volynskyi in Volyn Oblast (Western Ukraine) formerly known as Włodzimierz Wołyński.