Turiisk

Turiisk

Turiisk

Urban locality in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Turiisk (Ukrainian: Турійськ) is an urban-type settlement in Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: 5,808 (2022 estimate).[1]

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History

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

Turiis'k Synagogue (Abandoned)
memorial for the 5800 jews who were murdered by the nazis

References

  1. [1]
    Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
  3. [3]
    "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain moreshet.pl".
  4. [4]
    "Yahad - in Unum".


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