Medenychi

Medenychi
Меденичі
village

Main Street of Medenichy

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Medenychi
Coordinates: UA 49°25′37″N 23°44′45″E / 49.42694°N 23.74583°E / 49.42694; 23.74583Coordinates: UA 49°25′37″N 23°44′45″E / 49.42694°N 23.74583°E / 49.42694; 23.74583
Country  Ukraine
Province  Lviv Oblast
District Drohobych Raion
Established 1395
Area
  Total 60,0 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation/(average value of) 275 m (902 ft)
Population
  Total 3 361
  Density 55,430/km2 (143,600/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 82160, 82161
Area code +380 3244
Website смт Меденичі (Ukrainian)

Medenychi (Ukrainian: Меденичі) is an urban-type settlement in Drohobych Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in Western Ukraine. Population: 3,371(2013 est.)[1]. Local government is administered by Medenychi village council.[2]

History

The territory was occupied by Germans in early July 1941. Once the territory was occupied by Germans, pogroms against the Jewish community were carried out by locals and continued till spring 1942. In August 1942, most of the Medenychi Jews were sent to the Bełżec extermination camp. According to the Soviet archives and testimonies gathered by Yahad-In Unum, the column of Jews was shot midway between Medenychi and Hirske (Gorkoye). The Jews were shot in small groups in the clay pit, located close to the road. The execution was carried out by Germans.[3]

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