Olevsk (Template:Lang-uk, translit. Olévs’k, Template:Lang-yi) is a city in Olevsk Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Olevsk Raion. Population: 10,231 (2013 est.)[1] In 2001, population was 10,896.
Olevsk
Оле́вськ | |
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City | |
 Downtown Olevsk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion | Olevsk Raion |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 10,231 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
On November 15 or 21, 1941, in the midst of World War II, 500 Jews from Olevsk were taken to Varvarivka, where they were murdered.[2]
Gallery
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Ubort River in Olevsk -
Olevsk railway station -
Saint Nicholas monument -
St. Nicholas Church in Olevsk
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ McBride, Jared (July 20, 2016). "Ukrainian Holocaust Perpetrators Are Being Honored in Place of Their Victims". The Tablet. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
51°13′N 27°39′E / 51.217°N 27.650°E
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