Medenychi
Medenychi
Меденичі | |
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Medenychi | |
Coordinates: 49°25′37″N 23°44′45″E / 49.42694°N 23.74583°ECoordinates: 49°25′37″N 23°44′45″E / 49.42694°N 23.74583°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Lviv Oblast |
District | Drohobych Raion |
Established | 1395 |
Area | |
• Total | 600 km2 (200 sq mi) |
Elevation /(average value of) | 275 m (902 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,321 |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 82160, 82161 |
Area code | +380 3244 |
Website | смт Меденичі (Ukrainian) |
Medenychi (Ukrainian: Меденичі, Polish: Medenice) is an urban-type settlement in Drohobych Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in Western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 3,321 (2021 est.)[2]. Local government is administered by Medenychi village council.[3]
History[]
The territory was occupied by Germans in early July 1941. Once the territory was occupied by Germans, pogroms against the Jewish community were carried out by locals and continued till spring 1942. In August 1942, most of the Medenychi Jews were sent to the Bełżec extermination camp. According to the Soviet archives and testimonies gathered by Yahad-In Unum, the column of Jews was shot midway between Medenychi and Hirske (Gorskoye). The Jews were shot in small groups in the clay pit, located close to the road. The execution was carried out by Germans.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Меденицька територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Меденицька селищна (сільська) рада (in Ukrainian)
- ^ http://yahadmap.org/#village/medenychi-lviv-ukraine.625
External links[]
- Urban-type settlements in Lviv Oblast
- Holocaust locations in Ukraine