It was the administrative center of the former Radyvyliv Raion (district) until its dissolution in 2020, and is located south-west of the oblast capital, Rivne, near European route E40.

As a result of the Partitions of Poland, Radziwiłłow, as it was called, became a town of the Kremenetsky Uyezd in the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.

During the Volhynian Genocide, ethnic Poles from villages in the area fled to the town, to escape Ukrainian nationalists.

Almost all those who survived the slaughter left Radyvyliv, and settled in the People's Republic of Poland’s Recovered Territories.

[2] On May 29, 1942, the section of the ghetto housing the "unproductive" Jews was surrounded by German forces, assisted by Ukrainian collaborators, in preparation for their murder.

Those unable to walk were killed within the ghetto, while others were marched to a nearby area, forced to undress, and shot by machine guns.

By then, ghetto residents were aware of the impending massacre, and about 500 Jews attempted to flee, although many were subsequently caught and killed.