Ostropol

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 Kyiv, 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

Остропіль
Town
A church in Ostropol
Ostropol
Ostropol
Coordinates: 49°47′52″N 27°33′51″E
CountryUkraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast
RaionStarokostiantyniv Raion
Area
  Total4,485 km2 (1,732 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total1,374
  Density0.31/km2 (0.79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
31146
Dialling code+380 3854

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


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