Obertyn

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Obertyn (Ukrainian: Обертин, Polish: Obertyn, Hebrew: אוברטין‎, also Obertin) is an urban-type settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 2,957 (2021 est.)[2].

History[]

The Battle of Obertyn took place here on August 22, 1531, fought between Moldavian Prince Petru Rareş and Polish King Zygmunt Stary. The battle ended with a Polish victory and the reconquest of Pokutia. The town had an important Jewish community before World War II.[3] In June and September 1942 the Nazis transported Jews of the town to the extermination camp in Bełżec.[4] In 1943 the German occupiers killed nearly all the remaining Jews in Obertyn by shooting them or burning them alive in their houses. Only one child, Christina Carmi, survived the massacre.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Obertyn belonged to Tlumach Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Tlumach Raion was merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Обертинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ http://moreshet.pl/he/node/60
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ https://www.rbb-online.de/kontraste/archiv/kontraste-vom-16-01-2020/wunsch-nach-beisetzung-in-ehemaligen-konzentrationslagern.html, in German language, January 21st 2020
  6. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

Coordinates: 48°42′N 25°10′E / 48.700°N 25.167°E / 48.700; 25.167

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