Povorsk
Place in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
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Povorsk (Ukrainian: Поворськ) is a village in Volhyna region in Ukraine, in Kovel Raion of Volyn Oblast. The town is 25 kilometers east of Kovel. It has a population of 1875.
Povorsk
Поворськ | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Povorsk  Povorsk | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Kovel Raion |
| Hromada | Povorsk rural hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.335 km2 (2.446 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,875 |
| • Density | 295.97/km2 (766.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 45050 |
| Area code | +380 3352 |
History
On June 26, 1941, the German army occupied the village. From August to September 1942, Jews of the village were kept in a ghetto. In September 1942, an Einsatzgruppen murdered 200 Jews in a mass execution.[1]
