Kalynivka, Vinnytsia Oblast

Kalynivka
Калинівка
City

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Country Ukraine
Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion Kalynivka Raion
Population (2015)
  Total 19,203[1]

Kalynivka (Ukrainian: Калинівка, Polish: Kalinówka, Russian: Калиновка) is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Kalynivka serves as the administrative district of Kalynivka Raion, one of twenty-seven raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast. Population: 19,203(2015 est.)[1]

History

The Jewish population was important in the town. During World War II, the Germans occupied the town and kept the Jews prisoners in a ghetto. In May 1942, hundreds of Jews are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. http://yahadmap.org/#village/kalynivka-rivne-ukraine.105

Coordinates: 49°26′50″N 28°31′23″E / 49.44722°N 28.52306°E / 49.44722; 28.52306


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