Country Ukraine Raion Iziaslavskyi Raion City rights 1583 Area 23.91 km² Local time Friday 12:34 PM | Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast First mention date 1390 Demonym(s) Zaslavian Population 17,212 (2014) Area code +3803852 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 73% Humidity Points of interest Bernardine Monastery, Iziaslav, Pałac Sanguszków, Stajnie pałacowe | ||
Iziaslav (Ukrainian: Ізя́слав [iˈzʲɑslɑw]) or Zaslav (Ukrainian: Заслав, [ˈzɑslɑw]) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn river (Ukrainian: Горинь) in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th century.
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Map of Izyaslav, Khmelnytska, Ukraine
19th century
Izyaslav was part of the Russian Empire - Volhynian Governorate.
20th century
At the beginning of World War II, the town had an important Jewish population representing 28% of the total inhabitants. As soon as the Germans occupied the town, Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Jews were later murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.
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Iziaslav, Ukraine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA