Holovne

Holovne (Ukrainian: Головне, Russian: Головно) is an urban-type settlement located in western Ukraine. It's in the Liuboml Raion in Volyn Oblast. It has 3 055 inhabitants.[1]

Holovne
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms
Holovne
Holovne
Coordinates: 51°20′N 24°05′E
Country Ukraine
Province Volyn Oblast
DistrictLiuboml Raion
First mentioned1510
Area
 • Total6,03 km2 (233 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,055
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History
Historical affiliations

Crown of the Kingdom of Poland 1510–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1795
 Russian Empire 1795–1917
 Second Polish Republic 1919–1939
 Soviet Union 1939–1941
   Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

During World War II, in summer 1942, local Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen of gendarmes and Ukrainian police;[2] 70 to 80 people were massacred.

References
  1. http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=24.06.2008&rf7571=4223%5B%5D
  2. "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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