Yarmolyntsi (Ukrainian: Ярмолинці; Jarmolynzi, Jarmolińce) is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine.[1] It hosts the administration of Yarmolyntsi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The settlement's population was 8,806 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] Current population: 7,122 (2022 estimate).[4]
Yarmolyntsi
Ярмолинці | |
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 Saints Peter and Paul church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Yarmolyntsi Location of Yarmolyntsi in Khmelnytskyi Oblast .svg) Yarmolyntsi Yarmolyntsi (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 26°50′23″E / 49.19250°N 26.83972°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Khmelnytskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Yarmolyntsi settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1400 |
| Town status | 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Viktor Khoptyar [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total |  7,122 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 32100 |
| Area code | +380 3853 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
History
editThe settlement was first founded in 1400. It received the Magdeburg rights in 1455. Yarmolyntsi has had the status of an urban-type settlement since 1958.[1]
Yarmolyntsi was occupied by the Nazis on 8 July 1941 during World War II. The next day, 16 Jewish men were shot to death on the outskirts of the town. Jews were required to wear Stars of David on their chests and backs and were often abused, some being hanged from trees. Eventually, they were forced into a ghetto. In late October 1942, Jews from Yarmolyntsi and surrounding towns were taken to the former military barracks. Several days later, they were forced to dig their own graves before being systematically shot to death. During the massacre, a group of Jews put up armed resistance and killed a number of Germans and Ukrainian auxiliary policemen. Yarmolyntsi was liberated by the Red Army on 27 March 1944.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Yarmolyntsi was the administrative center of Yarmolyntsi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Yarmolyntsi Raion was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.[6][7] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, and Yarmolyntsi became a rural settlement.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Yarmolyntsi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Yarmolyntsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Yarmolyntsi (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Yarmolyntsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Ярмолинецкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ‘’https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/untold-stories/community/14621943-Yarmolintsy Untold Stories: Murder Sites of Jews in Occupied Territories of the USSR, Yad Vashem
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
External links
edit- The murder of the Jews of Yarmolyntsi during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.