Dovbysh
Довбиш | |
|---|---|
  Dovbysh  Dovbysh | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 27°59′22″E / 50.372239°N 27.989475°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Raion | Zviahel Raion |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dovbysh (Ukrainian: Довбиш) is an urban-type settlement in Zviahel Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The settlement was also known as Marchlewsk after the Polish-born Soviet politician and civil activist Julian Marchlewski. Population: 4,071 (2022 estimate)[1]
History
In the 1920s Marchlewsk was an administrative center of Marchlewszczyzna, a Polish National Raion of Zhytomyr Okruha. Later it was incorporated into Kyiv Oblast.
During World War II, Jews of the town[2] were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ukraine RD: Dovbysh".
- ↑ "Yahad - in Unum".
50°22′17″N 27°59′8″E / 50.37139°N 27.98556°E
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