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Syl'ne Destination Guide

Delve into Syl'ne in Ukraine

Syl'ne in the region of Volyns'ka is a city in Ukraine - some 291 mi or ( 468 km ) West of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Current time in Syl'ne is now 07:26 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Vilnius, Zhabinka, Pruzhany, and Minsk. While being here, make sure to check out Kaliningrad . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Syl'ne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 12 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

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 18 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Ukraine, Lakes of Ukraine, Protected areas of Ukraine, Ramsar sites in Ukraine

Dorohusk

Dorohusk is a village in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dorohusk. It lies approximately 24 kilometres east of Chełm and 88 km east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 517.

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Located at 51.17 23.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Poland–Ukraine border crossings, Villages in Chełm County