Holovne

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Holovne
Urban-type settlement
Holovne Liubomlskyi Volynska-source Popova well-3.jpg
Flag of Holovne
Flag
Coat of arms of Holovne
Coat of arms
Holovne is located in Volyn Oblast
Holovne
Holovne
Coordinates: 51°20′N 24°05′E / 51.333°N 24.083°E / 51.333; 24.083Coordinates: 51°20′N 24°05′E / 51.333°N 24.083°E / 51.333; 24.083
Country Ukraine
Province Volyn Oblast
DistrictLiuboml Raion
First mentioned1510
Area
 • Total6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,943
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Holovne (Ukrainian: Головне, Polish: Hołowno) is an urban-type settlement located in western Ukraine. It is in Liuboml Raion in Volyn Oblast. The population is 2,943 (2021 est.)[1]

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. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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