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Delve into Sviychiv in Ukraine

Sviychiv in the region of Volyns'ka is located in Ukraine - some 263 mi or ( 424 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sviychiv is now 11:07 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vilnius, Minsk, Ivanava, Brest, and Oradea. While being here, you might want to check out Vilnius . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sviychiv ? 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 5 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 10 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 12 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in Volyn Oblast

Kupychiv

Kupychiv (Ukrainian: Купичів, Polish: Kupiczów, also called Kupiczów Czeski – Czech Kupychiv) is a village located in Turiisk Raion, Volhynia, northwestern Ukraine. Kupychiv has a population of 854.

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Located at 51.00 24.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Villages in Volyn Oblast