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Povorsk

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Povorsk
Поворськ
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Povorsk is located in Volyn Oblast
Povorsk
Povorsk
Povorsk is located in Ukraine
Povorsk
Povorsk
Coordinates: 51°16′N 25°08′E / 51.267°N 25.133°E / 51.267; 25.133
Country Ukraine
Oblast Volyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
HromadaPovorsk Hromada
Area
 • Total
6.335 km2 (2.446 sq mi)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2001)
1,875
 • Density295.97/km2 (766.6/sq mi)
Postal code
45050
Area code+380 3352

Povorsk (Ukrainian: Поворськ) is a village in Volhyna region in Ukraine, in Kovel Raion of Volyn Oblast. The town is 25 kilometers east of Kovel. It has a population of 1875.

History

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On June 26, 1941, the German army occupied the village. From August to September 1942, Jews of the village were kept in a ghetto. In September 1942, an Einsatzgruppen murdered 200 Jews in a mass execution.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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