Staryi Ostropil Explained

Staryi Ostropil should not be confused with Ostropole.

Staryi Ostropil
Native Name:Старий Остропіль
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Khmelnytskyi Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:49.7978°N 27.5642°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Khmelnytskyi Raion
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4485
Elevation M:262
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:1374
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:31146
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Area Code:+380 3854

Staryi Ostropil (Ukrainian: Старий Остропіль|links=no), also known as Ostropil (Ukrainian: Остропіль), is a selo on the Sluch River located in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast about 133 miles (222 km) WSW of Kyiv, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Staryi Ostropil rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Staryi Ostropil is located at latitude 49°48' N, longitude 27°34' E and is situated at an altitude of 742.5 feet (225 m). The town of Lyubar is 11.1 miles (18.5 km) from Staryi Ostropil.

Ostropil was an important Jewish center in the 17th century and was mentioned in many contemporary texts including the birthplace of the noted Rabbi, Kabbalist and martyr Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli. Its Jewish population was wiped out along with that of Starokostiantyniv by the Nazis in 1942 before being liberated by the Red Army in 1945. The 5200 murdered Jews have since been commemorated at the Holocaust Memorial Park in Brooklyn, New York.http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/commemoration.asp?cid=554

Until 18 July 2020, Staryi Ostropil belonged to Starokostiantyniv Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Starokostiantyniv Raion was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.[2] [3]

There are two cemeteries, one across the street from the other. Both are in a dilapidated condition.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Староостропильская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  3. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.