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Later it became a town in [[Volhynian Governorate]] of the [[Russian Empire]]. |
Later it became a town in [[Volhynian Governorate]] of the [[Russian Empire]]. |
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During [[World War II]] on November 15 or 21, 1941, members of [[Taras Bulba-Borovets]]' [[Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army]] collaborated with the German administration in taking more than 500 Jews from Olevsk to [[Varvarivka]], where they were murdered.<ref name="tabletukrainianperpetrators">{{cite news|last1=McBride|first1=Jared|title=Ukrainian Holocaust Perpetrators Are Being Honored in Place of Their Victims|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/208439/holocaust-perpetrators-honored|accessdate=July 22, 2016|work=The Tablet|date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:44, 30 December 2020
Olevsk
Оле́вськ | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Downtown Olevsk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion | Olevsk Raion |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,305 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Olevsk (Template:Lang-uk, translit. Olévs’k, Template:Lang-pl, Template:Lang-yi) is a city in Olevsk Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Olevsk Raion. Population: 10,305 (2020 est.)[1]
History
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1488–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Republic of Poland 1919–1920
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
Olevsk was first mentioned in 1488. In 1641 Olevsk was granted Magdeburg city rights by Polish King Władysław IV Vasa.
Later it became a town in Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.
During World War II on November 15 or 21, 1941, members of Taras Bulba-Borovets' Ukrainian People's Revolutionary Army collaborated with the German administration in taking more than 500 Jews from Olevsk to Varvarivka, where they were murdered.[2]
In January 1989 the population was 12 323 people.[3]
Gallery
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Ubort River in Olevsk -
Olevsk railway station -
Saint Nicholas monument -
St. Nicholas Church
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ McBride, Jared (July 20, 2016). "Ukrainian Holocaust Perpetrators Are Being Honored in Place of Their Victims". The Tablet. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
51°13′N 27°39′E / 51.217°N 27.650°E
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