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Village in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine
Stara Rafalivka Стара Рафалівка
Village
Flag of Stara RafalivkaFlagCoat of arms of Stara RafalivkaCoat of arms
Location within the Rivne OblastLocation within the Rivne Oblast
Coordinates: 51°22′09″N 25°51′33″E / 51.36917°N 25.85917°E / 51.36917; 25.85917
Country Ukraine
OblastRivne Oblast
RaionVolodymyrets Raion
Silska RadaStara Rafalivka Silska Rada
Founded1647
Area
 • Total1.871 km (0.722 sq mi)
Elevation165 m (541 ft)
Population
 • Total435
 • Density235/km (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 3634

Stara Rafalivka (Ukrainian: Стара Рафалівка) is a village in Varash Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, but was formerly administered within Volodymyrets Raion. In 2001 the community had 435 residents. Postal code — 34354. KOATUU code — 5620889301.

It was the site of a gruesome massacre (60 people, including children, were killed) by Soviet partisans during World War II.

References

  1. Registration card on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
  2. Gogun, Alexander (2015). Stalin's Commandos: Ukrainian Partisan Forces on the Eastern Front. London: I.B.Tauris. pp. 106–9. ISBN 978-1-784-53168-3.
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