Oleksandriia, Rivne Oblast

Oleksandriia
Олександрі́я
Village

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Location within the Rivne Oblast
Coordinates: 50°43′56″N 26°20′43″E / 50.73222°N 26.34528°E / 50.73222; 26.34528Coordinates: 50°43′56″N 26°20′43″E / 50.73222°N 26.34528°E / 50.73222; 26.34528
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Rivne Oblast
Raion Rivne Raion
Silska Rada Novomalyn Silska Rada
Founded 1569
Area
  Total 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation 189 m (620 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 2,397
  Density 1,653.1/km2 (4,282/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code (Index) 35320
Area code(s) +380 362

Oleksandríja, also Aleksandria (Ukrainian: Олександрі́я), is a village in Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. As of 2001, the community had 2397 residents. Postal code — 35320.[1] KOATUU code — 5624680401.

History

The Germans occupied the city during War War II from 1941 - 1944. A witness recounted of the Germans' occupation: "When they arrived, the German soldiers burned the synagogue near the river and set fire to the Jewish houses. They were terrible. The Jews tried to take the furniture from their houses so it wouldn’t burn."[2]

References

  1. Registration card Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
  2. "Yahad Interactive Map". Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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