| Vapniarka | |
| Native Name: | Вапнярка |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Shield Alt: | Vapniarka coat of arms |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Vinnytsia Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vinnytsia Oblast##Location in Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 48.5333°N 73°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tulchyn Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vapniarka territorial communities |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1870 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 13 |
| Population Total: | 7165 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 24240—244 |
| Area Code: | +380 4350 |
Vapniarka (Ukrainian: Вапнярка), also known as Vapniarca, Vapnyarka, Wapnjarka or Wapniarka, is a rural settlement in Tulchyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, known since 1870 as a railroad station. Its name from the Ukrainian language translates as a lime (gypsum) settlement. As of January 2022 Vapniarka's population was approximately
During World War II, following the start of Operation Barbarossa, Vapniarka was administered by Romania. From October 22, 1941, to March 1944, it was included in the region of Transnistria and became the site for a concentration camp for members of the Romanian Jewish community. This succession of events formed a part of The Holocaust in Romania.
Today, Vapniarka serves as the final train destination for visitors traveling to villages in Tomashpilskyi and Yampilskyi Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast. From here, buses or private transportation are used to get to villages like Busha, Dzyhivka, Olhopil, Tomashpil, and Sobolivka.
Until 26 January 2024, Vapniarka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Vapniarka became a rural settlement.[1]
See also: Vapniarka concentration camp. In October 1941, the Romanians established a detention camp in Vapniarka. One thousand Jews were brought to the site that month, mostly from the city of Odessa. Some 200 died in a typhus epidemic; the others were taken out of the camp in two batches, guarded by soldiers of the Romanian Gendarmerie, and shot to death.