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Olevsk

Olevsk
Олевськ
City
Downtown Olevsk
Downtown Olevsk
Flag of Olevsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Olevsk
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
Raion Olevsk Raion
Population (2013)
 • Total 10,231
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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.

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.

Ubort River in Olevsk

Olevsk railway station

Saint Nicholas monument

St. Nicholas Church in Olevsk

Coordinates: 51°13′N 27°39′E / 51.217°N 27.650°E / 51.217; 27.650



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