Povorsk

Place in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Povorsk

Поворськ

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Coordinates: 51°16′N 25°08′E﻿ / ﻿51.267°N 25.133°E﻿ / 51.267; 25.133
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast|  Volyn Oblast
Raion| Kovel Raion
Hromada| Povorsk Hromada
Area

• Total| 6.335 km2 (2.446 sq mi)
Elevation

| 169 m (554 ft)
Population

(2001)

| 1,875
• Density| 295.97/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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