Hoshcha Explained

Hoshcha
Native Name:Гоща
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Rivne Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hoshcha in Ukraine
Coordinates:50.5986°N 26.6753°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2: Hoshcha Raion
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1152
Established Title1:Town status
Established Date1:1957
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mykola Panchuk
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7.09
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:192
Population Total:5,121
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:35400
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3650
Website:http://rada.gov.ua/

Hoshcha (Ukrainian: Гоща; Polish: Hoszcza) is a rural settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.

It serves as the administrative center of Hoshcha Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.

Its population was 5,121 at the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population:

History

Hoshcha was first founded in 1152 and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Smyha became a rural settlement.[3]

The jewish community

At the outbreak of World War II, Jewish refugees from the area arrived in the town.On June 29, 1941, after Operation Barbarossa, the town was bombed by German planes, killing 165 Jews.On July 4, the Germans entered the town, and began abducting Jews there for forced labor, and murdering other Jews.The town's Jews were soon ordered to wear an armband with a Star of David, and a Judenrat was appointed in the town. Later, the town's Jews were transferred to an open ghetto.

In the first collection carried out by Ukrainian police in the town, on May 20, 1942, about 400 Jews were murdered. In the second gathering, held on September 25, 1942, about 350 Jews were murdered. In the third gathering held on November 14, 1942, 123 Jews were murdered. And about twenty Jewish professionals left in the town were murdered on July 17, 1943.

On January 18, 1944, the town was liberated by the Red Army. About twenty of the town's Jews survived hiding in the woods. Due to hostilities on the part of the local Ukrainians, these did not return to live in the town.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoshcha (Rivne Oblast, Hoscha Raion). weather.in.ua. 5 February 2012.
  2. Web site: Hoshcha, Rivne Oblast, Hoshcha Raion . Regions of Ukraine and their Structure . . 5 February 2012 . Ukrainian .
  3. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513214636/http://moreshet.pl/he/node/161 The village of HOSZCZA at the "Jewish Heritage Center of Poland" website