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Explore Volya-Sviychivs'ka in Ukraine

Volya-Sviychivs'ka in the region of Volyns'ka is a town in Ukraine - some 264 mi or ( 425 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Volya-Sviychivs'ka is now 11:59 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vilnius, Minsk, Ivanava, Brest, and Oradea. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vilnius . Where to go and what to see in Volya-Sviychivs'ka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Dominopol

Dominopol was an ethnic Polish village, in Reichskommissariat Ukraine's (now Volyn oblast, Ukraine, now located in Ukraine. On July 11, 1943, at the height of the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, the village was attacked by units of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. All Poles caught by the Ukrainian nationalists, regardless of their age, were tortured and murdered. Number of victims is disputed, most sources put it at 60 families, which is around 490 persons, including several children.

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Located at 50.92 24.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1943 in Europe, History of Poland (1939–1945), Mass murder in 1943, Massacres in Ukraine, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, Poland–Ukraine relations, World War II crimes in Poland, World War II massacres

Zhovtnevoye

Zhovtnevoye is an air base in Ukraine located 11 km northeast of Volodymyr-Volynskyi. It served as a wartime dispersion base. It contains a small remote parking with a few reveted areas. This base is only about 40 km from the Polish border.

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Located at 50.92 24.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Soviet Air Force bases, Soviet Frontal Aviation, Ukrainian airbases

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sokal – Zhovkva

The Eparchy of Sokal – Zhovkva is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych. The current - and first - eparch is Mychajlo Koltun, C.S.S.R. , who was appointed to this position by Blessed Pope John Paul II.

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Located at 50.80 24.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies

Svynaryn

Svinarin is a village in Volyn Oblast Ukraine; before World War II, part of Wołyń Voivodeship, Poland. Other names: S'vinazhyn, Swinarzyn, Svinazhin.

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Located at 50.95 24.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in Volyn Oblast

Zymne Monastery

The Uspensky Svyatogorsky Monastery (in English, the Assumption Monastery at the Holy Mountain) is a stauropegial Ukrainian Orthodox cave monastery, located at the top of the Holy Mountain rising above the Luh River near the village of Zymne, five kilometers south of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.

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Located at 50.80 24.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1458 establishments, 1460s architecture, 1490s architecture, Buildings and structures in Volyn Oblast, Christian monasteries in Ukraine, Gothic architecture in Ukraine, Orthodox monasteries in Ukraine, Visitor attractions in Volyn Oblast