Korets
Korets
Корець Korzec | |
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Coordinates: 50°37′02″N 27°10′39″E / 50.61722°N 27.17750°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Rivne Oblast |
Raion | Rivne Raion |
First mentioned | 1150 |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,914 |
Korets (
History
Known since 1150 as Korchesk, Korets was fortified by Prince Theodor
Between the 15th and 17th centuries, the
Following the 1569
The Korets
At the end of the 19th century, 70 to 80% of the inhabitants were Jewish.[2]
In the Second Polish Republic, Korzec, as it was called, was part of Rowne County, Volhynian Voivodeship. Most of its population was Jewish, with Polish and Ukrainian communities.
A local newspaper has been published here since June 1941.[3]
Before World War II, 6,000 Jews lived in the town.[4] In May 1942, 2,200 Jews were murdered and survivors were kept prisoners in a ghetto. In September 1942, 1,500 Jews were murdered in a mass execution.[5] In the summer of 1943, local structures of the Home Army were destroyed by the Germans.
In January 1989 the population was 9437 people.[6]
Historical heritage of Korets includes the remains of its old castle and Resurrection Monastery, as well as the Church of St. Antony (1533, rebuilt 1706 and 1916) and Trinity Church (1620). St. Antony church was used during part of the communist time as a chemical storage facility. Upon the arrival of the catholic pater Jozef Kozlowski in 1994, this church was gradually refurbished and eventually brought back to its original form, both internally and externally. Pater Kozlowski was priest and caretaker of St. Antony church until year 2002.
In January 2013 the population was 7388 people.[7]
Gallery
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Main square of Korets
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Church of St. Anthony
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Ruins of Korets Castle
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Notable people
- Hasidic Rebbe, (1726–1791) is from the town.
- Rabbi Asher Zebi of Ostrowo.
- Oleksandr Yakymchuk
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "History - Jewish community before 1989 - Korzec - Virtual Shtetl". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ № 3082. «Октябрьские зори» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.403
- ^ "AfterMarket.pl :: Domain moreshet.pl". Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.91" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Наші випускники
Further reading
- Weiner, Miriam; Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with); Moldovan State Archives (in cooperation with) (1999). "Town Clips: Korets." Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories . Secaucus, NJ: Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation. p. 414. ISBY 978-0-96-565081-6. OCLC 607423469.
External links
- Korets (pp. 414) at Routes to Roots Foundation.
- Korets (pp. 414) at
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