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Explore Starosillya in Ukraine

Starosillya in the region of Volyns'ka is a town in Ukraine - some 218 mi or ( 350 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Starosillya is now 03:24 AM (Friday) . 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, Pinsk, Minsk, Luninyets, and Ivanava. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vilnius . Where to go and what to see in Starosillya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Massacre of Ostrówki

Massacre of Ostrówki was a mass murder of Polish inhabitants of a Volhynian village of Ostrówki, located in the interbellum in the gmina of Huszcza, Luboml county, Volhynian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, now known as Ostrowky, located in the Manevychi Raion of the Volyn oblast, Ukraine. On August 30, 1943, armed members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UIA) murdered 438 Poles. Among the victims there were 246 children under 14 years of age.

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Located at 51.07 25.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1943 in Europe, Genocides, 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

Trochenbrod

Trochenbrod or Trohinbrod in Russian was a Jewish shtetl (village) with an area 1,728 acres once located in western Ukraine, about 30 kilometers northeast of Lutsk, the nearest now existing villages are Яромель (Yaromel) and Клубочин (Klubochyn). It was also known as Sofievka or Zofiówka, named after Sofia, a Russian princess who donated land for the Jewish settlement.

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Located at 50.94 25.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Ukraine, History of Volyn Oblast, Jewish Polish history, Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland, Populated places established in 1835, Shtetls

Manevychi

Manevychi is the main town in Manevychi Rayon in Volyn Oblast in the western Ukraine. In 2008 it had a population of over 10,000.

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Located at 51.29 25.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in Volyn Oblast