Volove

Volove is a village in Ukraine in the Lviv Oblast. It has 325 inhabitants.

History

First time mentioned in 1445.

In April 1943, the ghetto of the nearby village of Bibrka is liquidated.[1] Thus, 1,000 Jews prisoners of this ghetto are assassinated in Volove in a mass execution. This massacre is perpetuated by an Einsatzgruppen.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/bibrka-bobrka-boyberke-boiberik-lviv-ukraine.20
  2. ↑ http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/volove-lviv-ukraine.333

Coordinates: 49°39′53″N 24°18′23″E / 49.6647°N 24.3064°E / 49.6647; 24.3064

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