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: 3,191 (2013 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 WWII.[2] In June and September 1942 the Nazis transported the Jews of the town to the extermination camp in Bełżec.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ http://moreshet.pl/he/node/60
  3. ↑ http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/obertyn/5,history/

Coordinates: 48°42′N 25°10′E / 48.700°N 25.167°E / 48.700; 25.167


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