Pechera, Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°51′10″N 28°43′20″E / 48.85278°N 28.72222°E / 48.85278; 28.72222
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Pechera (Ukrainian: Печера, Romanian: Peciora) is a village in the Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukraine, located along the Southern Bug river in the Tulchin region (formerly Shpikov region). The population is 1,141 people.

History

The name of the village comes from the cave passages, which served as shelter for the inhabitants of the settlement from the constant attacks of enemies.

During World War II, it is the site of the Pechora concentration camp where thousands of Jews were murdered.[1]

Gallery

  • Stairs to the river from the park of the former Potocki Palace.
    Stairs to the river from the park of the former Potocki Palace.
  • View of the church from the river downstream of the Southern Bug.
    View of the church from the river downstream of the Southern Bug.
  • Statue on the bank of the Southern Bug.
    Statue on the bank of the Southern Bug.
  • Monument at the mass graves, Jewish cemetery.
    Monument at the mass graves, Jewish cemetery.
  • Monument at the mass graves, Jewish cemetery
    Monument at the mass graves, Jewish cemetery

References

  1. ^ https://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/commemoration.asp?cid=699

48°51′10″N 28°43′20″E / 48.85278°N 28.72222°E / 48.85278; 28.72222


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