Discover Porokhno in Ukraine
Porokhno in the region of Volyns'ka is a town located in Ukraine - some 283 mi or ( 456 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .
Local time in Porokhno is now 08:38 AM (Sunday) . 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, Klaipėda, Zhabinka, Zabolot'ye, and Yazvinets. When in this area, you might want to check out Kaliningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Porokhno ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kortelisy
Kortelisy is a village in Ukraine which was destroyed on September 23, 1942 by Germany during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Almost the entire population of 2,892 people were killed. The village had since been rebuilt. Less well-known are reports that the German Army destroyed a total of 459 villages in Ukraine, killing many or all of their residents.
Located at 51.85 24.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Dyvin
Dyvin is a small town (formally a village) in Belarusian region of Polesia. Located on the southern bank of the Prypiat and at the Kobryn-Kovel road, it is close to the modern borders with Poland and Ukraine. First mentioned in 1466, around 1546 the village of Dyvin received city rights. Around that time the town had 184 houses, a market square and five streets in total. In 1642 king of Poland Władysław IV Vasa granted the burghers with Magdeburg Law.
Located at 51.96 24.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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