Sobolivka, Haisyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast
Sobolivka
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| Coordinates: 48°36′0″N 29°30′0″E / 48.60000°N 29.50000°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Region | Vinnytsia |
| District | Teplyk |
| Area | |
• Total | 853 km2 (329 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,752 |
| Postal code | 23820 |
| Website | http://sobolivka.com.ua |
Sobolivka (Template:Lang-uk; also referred to as Sobolivka) is a village in Teplyk Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast in west-central Ukraine. Population is 3,752 (2004). On territory of village is: railway station of Duklya, saccharine (does not work) brickwork, 2 schools, 2 children garden, house of culture, hospital, church (Rizdvyano-bogoroditskiy temple - 1790, 1852 reconstructed). The river of Derkachka flows through the village. Distance is from Sobolivki to Kyiv - 293 kilometres.
History
The settlement of Sobolivka was founded in the place where once existed the city of Sables, founded the Buh Cossacks for protecting of edge from the raids of Tatars. An original fortress was furnished two large earthen billows. Tatars pranged a fortress, and populations destroyed. Afterwards here was a new settlement with the name of Sobolivka, which entered in the complement of domains of the Polish counts of Pototskikh.
External links
- sobolivka.com.ua - Official website of village of Sobolivka (in Ukrainian)
- The murder of the Jews of Sobolivka during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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