Berestechko

Berestechko (Ukrainian: Берестечко; Polish: Beresteczko) is a town in Horokhiv Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.

Berestechko

Берестечко

Beresteczko (in Polish)
City
Church of the Holy Trinity
Flag
Seal
Berestechko
Berestechko
Coordinates: 50°21′00″N 25°07′00″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Volyn Oblast
RaionHorokhiv Raion
Government
 • MayorMykola Shotik
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,711[1]
Websitehttp://berestechko.in.ua

It is located on the Styr River.

History

Berestechko received Magdeburg rights in 1547.

In 1651 the Battle of Berestechko took place near the settlement.[2]

From 1795 until the Russian Revolution of 1917, Berestechko was part of Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire; from 1921 to 1939 it was part of Poland.

In September 1939 it became part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, town since January 1940.[2][3]

The Germans occupied Berestechko from 1941 to April 1944, during which they executed Jews from the town. A witness to the execution in the town stated, "The Jews dug their own pits, accompanied by ten requisitioned Ukrainians. People climbed on trees to watch the execution In spite of the ban. The Germans shot them so that they fell down into the pit."[4]

A monastery once located near Berestechko was razed by the Soviet army.

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References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.15
  2. Берестечко // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. С. И. Вавилов. 2-е изд. том 5. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1950. стр.12
  3. Берестечко // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.129
  4. "Yahad-In Unum Interactive Map". Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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