Holovne (Ukrainian: Головне; Polish: Hołowno) is a rural settlement in western Ukraine. It is located in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, but was formerly administered within Liuboml Raion until 2020. The population is 2,926 (2022 estimate).[1]
Holovne | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Holovne .svg) Holovne | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′N 24°05′E / 51.333°N 24.083°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Volyn Oblast |
| Raion | Kovel Raion |
| Hromada | Holovne settlement hromada |
| First mentioned | 1510 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,926 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
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Crown of the Kingdom of Poland 1510–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1795
Russian Empire 1795–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-1918, 1918-1919
Second Polish Republic 1919–1939
Soviet Union 1939–1941
Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
Soviet Union 1944–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
During World War II, in summer 1942, local Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen of gendarmes and Ukrainian police;[2] 70 to 80 people were massacred.
Until 26 January 2024, Holovne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Holovne became a rural settlement.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.