Obertyn
Obertyn (Ukrainian: Обертин, Polish: Obertyn, Hebrew: אוברטין, also Obertin) is an urban-type settlement in Tlumach Raion in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Population: 3,129 (2016 est.)[1].
History
The Battle of Obertyn took place here on August 22, 1531, fought between Moldavian Prince Petru Rareş and Polish King Zygmunt Stary. The battle ended with a Polish victory and the reconquest of Pokutia. The town had an important Jewish community before World War II.[2] In June and September 1942 the Nazis transported Jews of the town to the extermination camp in Bełżec.[3] In 1943 the German occupiers killed nearly all the remaining Jews in Obertyn by shooting them or burning them alive in their houses. Only one child, Christina Carmi, survived the massacre.[4]
References
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ http://moreshet.pl/he/node/60
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.rbb-online.de/kontraste/archiv/kontraste-vom-16-01-2020/wunsch-nach-beisetzung-in-ehemaligen-konzentrationslagern.html, in German language, January 21st 2020
48°42′N 25°10′E / 48.700°N 25.167°E
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