Ostropol

Ostropol
Ostropol; Остропіль
	Town
	A church in Ostropol
	Ostropol Ostropol
	Coordinates: 49°47′52″N 27°33′51″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Raion	Starokostiantyniv Raion
Area
• Total	4,485 km2 (1,732 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,374
• Density	0.31/km2 (0.79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	31146
Dialling code	+380 3854

Ostropol (Ukrainian: Остропіль), also known as Staryy Ostropil (Ukrainian: Старий Остропіль), is a small town on the Sluch River located in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast about 133 miles (222 km) WSW of Kiev, Ukraine. It is located at latitude 49°48' N, longitude 27°34' E and is situated at an altitude of 742.5 feet (225 m). The town of Lyubar is 11.1 miles (18.5 km) from Ostropol.

Ostropol was an important Jewish center in the 17th century and was mentioned in many contemporary texts including the birthplace of the noted Rabbi, Kabbalist and martyr Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli. Its Jewish population was wiped out along with that of Starokonstantinov by the Nazis in 1942 before being liberated by the Red Army in 1945. The 5200 murdered Jews have since been commemorated at the Holocaust Memorial Park in Brooklyn, New York. http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/commemoration.asp?cid=554

There are two cemeteries, one across the street from the other. Both are in a dilapidated condition.

Notable people

S. S. Koteliansky
Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli was born in Ostropol
The hero of Jewish humor, Hershele Ostropoler, was from that town

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External links

OSTROPOL SITE Website devoted to the Jewish Community of Ostropol up to the mid 20th century.
MAPS OF UKRAINE Click "Map covering area around Krasyliv and Starokostyantyniv".
The murder of the Jews of Ostropol during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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