Explore Polozheve in Ukraine
Polozheve in the region of Volyns'ka is a place in Ukraine - some 294 mi or ( 474 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital city .
Time in Polozheve is now 04:52 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Zhabinka, Pruzhany, and Minsk. Since you are here already, consider visiting Kaliningrad . Where to go and what to see in Polozheve ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 51.50 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Svitiaz
Svityaz is the deepest lake in Ukraine, with a maximum depth of 58.4 m. It is the second largest in the country. Svitiaz belongs to groups of Shatsk's lakes, which are located in Polissya in the utmost north-western corner of Ukraine, close to the borders with Poland and Belarus. The lake is part of Shatsk National Nature Park. In the middle of the lake there is an island of 7 hectares in size. The lake occupies an area of 25.2 km², the average depth is 6.9 m.
Located at 51.50 23.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at 51.30 23.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Świerże, Chełm County
Świerże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 9 kilometres north-west of Dorohusk, 19 km north-east of Chełm, and 82 km east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 990.
Located at 51.22 23.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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