Turiisk

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Turiisk
Турійськ
Urban-type settlement
WW2 memorial in Turiisk
WW2 memorial in Turiisk
Coat of arms of Turiisk
Turiisk is located in Volyn Oblast
Turiisk
Turiisk
Location in Volyn Oblast
Turiisk is located in Ukraine
Turiisk
Turiisk
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°05′N 24°32′E / 51.083°N 24.533°E / 51.083; 24.533Coordinates: 51°05′N 24°32′E / 51.083°N 24.533°E / 51.083; 24.533
CountryUkraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,808
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Turiisk (Ukrainian: Турійськ) is an urban settlement (town) in Volyn Oblast (province) in Ukraine, located in the historic region of the Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: 5,808 (2022 est.)[1]

History

During World War II, in 1942,[2] Jews of the village[3] were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen assisted by auxiliary police in a mass execution.[4]

References

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  2. ^ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
  3. ^ "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain moreshet.pl".
  4. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".

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