Olevsk
Olevsk Оле́вськ | |||
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Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast | ||
Raion | Olevsk Raion | ||
Population (2013) | |||
• Total | 10,231 | ||
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Olevsk (Ukrainian: Оле́вськ, translit. Olévs’k, Polish: Olewsk, Yiddish: אלעווסק) is a city in Olevsk Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Olevsk Raion. Population: 10,231 (2013 est.)[1] In 2001, population was 10,896.
History
Olevsk was first mentioned in 1488. In 1641 Olevsk was granted Magdeburg city rights by Polish King Władysław IV Vasa.
On November 15 or 21, 1941, in the midst of World War II, 500 Jews from Olevsk were taken to Varvarivka, where they were murdered.[2]
Gallery
- Ubort River in Olevsk
- Olevsk railway station
- Saint Nicholas monument
- St. Nicholas Church
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ McBride, Jared (July 20, 2016). "Ukrainian Holocaust Perpetrators Are Being Honored in Place of Their Victims". The Tablet. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
Coordinates: 51°13′N 27°39′E / 51.217°N 27.650°E