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Discover Ploske in Ukraine

Ploske in the region of Volyns'ka is a town located in Ukraine - some 291 mi or ( 469 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ploske is now 11:24 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Zhabinka, Pruzhany, and Minsk. When in this area, you might want to check out Kaliningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ploske ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Shatsky ozera

Shatsky ozera means "Lakes of Shatsk" in Ukrainian. It is a group of fresh water lakes located in northwestern Ukraine and are known for their pure waters. The biggest lake and the most famous is Svitiaz.

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Located at 51.50 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Ukraine, Lakes of Ukraine, Protected areas of Ukraine, Ramsar sites in Ukraine

Massacre of Wola Ostrowiecka

Massacre of Wola Ostrowiecka was a 1943 mass murder of Polish inhabitants of a Volhynian village of Wola Ostrowiecka, located in the prewar gmina Huszcza, Luboml county, in the Volhynian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. The perpetrators were nationalists of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army’s territorial command Piwnicz, supported by local Ukrainian peasants. On August 30, 1943, the Ukrainians surrounded the village, and began murdering its inhabitants.

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Located at 51.30 23.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 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