Liubeshiv (; ; ; ) is a
rural settlement
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in
Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion
Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion () is a raion (district) in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Kamin-Kashyrskyi. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of ...
,
Volyn Oblast
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, western
Ukraine
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. It is located in the historic region of
Polesia
Polesia, also called Polissia, Polesie, or Polesye, is a natural (geographic) and historical region in Eastern Europe within the East European Plain, including the Belarus–Ukraine border region and part of eastern Poland. This region shou ...
. It is the administrative seat of
Liubeshiv settlement hromada. Population:
History
Lubieszów was first mentioned in 1484. It was a
private town
Private towns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were privately owned towns within the lands owned by magnates, bishops, knights and princes, among others.
Amongst the most well-known former private magnate towns are Białystok, Zamość, R ...
of
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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, later part of
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...
. After the
Partitions of Poland
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it was annexed by
Russia
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.
On 9 November 1943, 300
Poles
Pole or poles may refer to:
People
*Poles (people), another term for Polish people, from the country of Poland
* Pole (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Pole (musician) (Stefan Betke, born 1967), German electronic music artist
...
were murdered by the
Ukrainians
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as part of the
genocide of Poles in Volhynia. A 2013 monument on the local Polish cemetery commemorates the victims
[Grzegorz Rąkowski, "Wołyń", page 77]
Until 26 January 2024, Liubeshiv was designated
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Liubeshiv became a rural settlement.
Notable people
*
Taras Mykhalyk
Taras Volodymyrovych Mykhalyk (; born 28 October 1983) is a retired Ukrainian footballer who played as a centre-back. He is a versatile player, having professionally played at every position except goalkeeper.
Club career
Mykhalyk is a product ...
, retired Ukrainian footballer.
References
External links
Liubeshivat the
Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia'' () was a multi-purpose encyclopedia of Ukraine, issued in the USSR.
First attempt
Following the publication of the first volume of the in Lviv, then in Poland, in 1930, the ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia ...
Rural settlements in Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion
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