Country Ukraine Raion Olevsk Raion Area 10 km² Local time Friday 3:33 AM | Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 10,231 (2013) | |
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Olevsk (Ukrainian: Олевськ, translit. Olevs’k, Yiddish: אלעווסק) is a city in Olevsk Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Olevsk Raion. Population: 10,231 (2013 est.) In 2001, population was 10,896.
Map of Olevs'k, Zhytomyrska, Ukraine
On November 15 or 21, 1941, in the midst of World War II, 500 Jews from Olevsk were taken to Varvarivka, where they were murdered.
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