Liubeshiv Explained

Liubeshiv
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Volyn Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:51.7667°N 55°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Volyn Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Liubeshiv settlement hromada
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1484
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3,39
Population Total:5702
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

Liubeshiv (Ukrainian: Любешів; Polish: Lubieszów; Belarusian: Любяшоў|Lubiašoŭ; Yiddish: ליבישויוו) is a rural settlement in Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Polesia. It is the administrative seat of Liubeshiv settlement hromada. Population:

History

Lubieszów was first mentioned in 1484. It was a private town of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later part of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the Partitions of Poland it was annexed by Russia.

On 9 November 1943, 300 Poles were murdered by the Ukrainians as part of the genocide of Poles in Volhynia. A 2013 monument on the local Polish cemetery commemorates the victims[1]

Until 26 January 2024, Liubeshiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Liubeshiv became a rural settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Grzegorz Rąkowski, "Wołyń", page 77
  2. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.