Turiisk

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Turiisk is located in Volyn Oblast
Turiisk
Location in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Turiisk (Ukrainian: Турійськ) is an urban settlement (town) in Volyn Oblast (province) in Ukraine, located in the historic region of the Volhynia. It is an administrative seat of the Turiisk Raion. Population: 5,855 (2021 est.)[1]

WW2 memorial in Turiisk

History[]

During World War II, in 1942,[2] Jews of the village[3] were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen assisted by the local police in a mass execution.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=453#!prettyPhoto
  3. ^ http://moreshet.pl/he/node/1060
  4. ^ http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/turiysk-volyn-ukraine.308

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°05′00″N 24°32′00″E / 51.0833°N 24.5333°E / 51.0833; 24.5333


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