Zhabokrych (Ukrainian: Жабокрич, Polish: Żabokrycz) is a village in Ukraine's Podolia region in present-day Tulchyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, about 290 kilometres (180 miles) northwest of Odessa. It is located at 48° 23' 0" North, 28° 59' 0" East.[1] and 11 km from Kryzhopil.

Zhabokrych Жабокрич
Village
Nickname:  toad croak
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Coordinates: 48°23′0″N 28°59′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Vinnytsia Oblast
Raion	Tulchyn Raion
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+380 4374

The town name means frog croak and the climate is continental.[2]

History

In the town square are many buildings remaining from early in the 20th century. Prior to World War II it had a large Jewish community. A synagogue and Jewish cemetery still remain. There were massacres in July 1941 and in 1944.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• The murder of the Jews of Zhabokrych during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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На других языках

[de] Schabokrytsch

[ru] Жабокрич