Turiisk
Турійськ
Urban-type settlement
WW2 memorial in Turiisk
WW2 memorial in Turiisk
Coat of arms of Turiisk
Coat of arms
Turiisk is located in Volyn Oblast
Turiisk
Turiisk
Location in Volyn Oblast
Turiisk is located in Ukraine
Turiisk
Turiisk
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
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,808
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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]

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. ↑ 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. ↑ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
  3. ↑ "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain moreshet.pl".
  4. ↑ "Yahad - in Unum".


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