Liubeshiv
Liubeshiv | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
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Liubeshiv Liubeshiv | |
Coordinates: 51°46′N 25°30′E / 51.767°N 25.500°ECoordinates: 51°46′N 25°30′E / 51.767°N 25.500°E | |
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Province |
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District | Liubeshiv Raion |
First mentioned | 1484 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,39 km2 (131 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 5,762[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Liubeshiv (Polish: Lubieszów, Belarusian: Любяшоў) is an urban settlement (town) in Volyn Oblast (province), located in the historic region of the Polesia. It is an administrative seat of the Liubeshiv Raion.
History
Lubieszów was first mentioned in 1484. It was a private town of Poland. After the Partitions of Poland it was annexed by Russia.
On November 9, 1943, 300 Poles were murdered by the Ukrainians as part of the genocide of Poles in Volhynia. A 2013 monument on the local Polish cemetery commemorates the victims[2]
- Liubeshiv in 1915
- Monument commemorating the victims of the 1943 massacre
Notable people
- Taras Mykhalyk a Ukrainian footballer, who plays as a centre-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow since 2013 in the Russian Premier League.