Coordinates: 51°05′N 24°32′E / 51.083°N 24.533°E / 51.083; 24.533

Turiisk

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Turiisk
Турійськ
WW2 memorial in Turiisk
WW2 memorial in Turiisk
Location in Volyn Oblast
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°05′N 24°32′E / 51.083°N 24.533°E / 51.083; 24.533
CountryUkraine
OblastVolyn Oblast
RaionKovel Raion
HromadaTuriisk settlement hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
5,808
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Turiisk (Ukrainian: Турійськ) is a rural settlement in Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: 5,432 (2024 estimate);[1] 5,808 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

During World War II, in 1942,[3] Jews of the village were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen assisted by auxiliary police in a mass execution.[4][5]

File:Turiis'k Synagogue 1.jpg
Turiis'k Synagogue (Abandoned)
File:Memorial. Jewish victims of the Holocaust 1.jpg
memorial for the 5800 jews who were murdered by the nazis

Until 26 January 2024, Turiisk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Turiisk became a rural settlement.[6]

References

  1. https://rada.info/upload/users_files/04333052/c926b7a42bcb262e06bb76e3271b36f5.pdf
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in українська and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
  4. "Yahad - in Unum".
  5. "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain moreshet.pl".
  6. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in русский). 1 January 2024.

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